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1. Towards the tongue






2. Adjacent to the lips and cheeks






3. Join the bridge of the nose






4. A cast or porcelain restoration involving the occlusal surface and one or more proxmal surfaces.






5. The inner aspects of the dentin form the boundaries of the pulp chamber. Made up of blood vessels - and nerves that enter the the pulp chamber through the apical foramen. Receives and transmits stimuli.






6. Cartilaginous projection anterior to the external opening of the ear






7. Used to observe the inter proximal surfaces of the teeth. Includes the CROWNS of the mandibular and maxillary teeth. Used to see quads 2 & 3. Used to see inter-proximal decay and bone loss.






8. Pad of tissue behind the last molar on the mandible.






9. Hard and soft tissue forming the roof of the mouth






10. Instrument for sterilization by means of moist heat under pressure






11. Major tissue composing teeth - covered by the enamel in the crown and a protective layer of cementum in the root






12. Posterior tooth with two cusps for tearing and chewing






13. Mixture of alloys with MERCURY






14. A panoramic film shows a wide view of the upper and lower jaws on a single film. Used for checking wisdom - missing and extra teeth.






15. Capable of killing a wide variety of microbes






16. A tooth that has not pushed through the gum and assumed its correct position in the dental arch






17. Darker-colored border around the lips






18. Reserved - or finished by a chemical or physical process






19. Denoting the area between two teeth






20. Procedure of scaling and polishing teeth to prevent disease






21. (PA) region at the end of the roots of teeth






22. Projection of the temporal bone located just behind the ear






23. Hard - white - translucent ceramic made by firing then glazing






24. Able to restore or bring back natural appearance






25. The gateway to the oral cavity also known as the lips






26. Material hardens as a result of a chemical reaction of the material being mixed together






27. Bone surronding the teeth






28. Forms the back of the base of the skull






29. The weekly monitoring using biologic indicators in each sterilizer






30. Known as the chin






31. Forms part if the floor of the cranium - orbit and nasal cavity






32. The natural opening at the end of the root.






33. Tooth structure that connects the tooth to the jaw






34. Forms most of the roof of the upper sides of the cranium






35. The process where SOME forms of microorganisms are destroyed. it does not destroy spores and resistant viruses.






36. Hard covering of the crown of the tooth the hardest tissue of the body






37. An infection of a tooth - soft tissue or bone






38. Upper jaw that consists of two maxillary bones






39. Natural teeth of the dental arch






40. Surgical procedures on the mouth including extractions - removal of cysts and tumours and repair of fractured jaws.






41. Partial removal of the pulp tissue






42. Used to examine the entire tooth (crown to root) and supporting bone. Able to see the whole tooth. Used for seeing abscesses.






43. Lining of the oral cavity






44. Soft tissue surronding the teeth - the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth






45. Thin metal rod inserted into the root of a tooth after RCT; provides retention for a 'coping' that replaces a lost tooth structure and retains crown.






46. An imaginary line running through the 'flattened out' arches - dividing the mouth into left and right arches- directly through the centrals






47. Soft - sticky white substance that accumulates on teeth; composed of bacteria and food debris due to inadequate dental hygiene






48. Forms the anterior part of the base of the skull






49. Ability to retain or hold something on place






50. Artistically pleasing and beautiful appearance