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1. Divided into two sections - the cranium and the face






2. Round surfaces of the teeth






3. Bone like covering of the root






4. A thin layer of porcelain - fabricated by a laboratory and bonded to a natural tooth to replace lost tooth structure - close spaces - straighting teeth or change colour and/or shape






5. Shows the bones of the face and skull as well as the soft tissue of the face. Used for orthodontic - soft tissue profile and outside the mouth.






6. Electrical current that takes place when two different metals come together






7. The portion of a radiograph that is white or light. The whiter it is the lighter it will be. ( eg - teeth - fillings - crowns)






8. A bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth






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






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






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






12. 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.






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






14. Capable of killing a wide variety of microbes






15. The angle at the cross of the mouth where the upper and lower lip meet






16. Procedure of scaling and polishing teeth to prevent disease






17. Forms the lower jaw and is the movable bone of the skull. Capable of movement through the Temporomandibular Joint.






18. Mixture of alloys with MERCURY






19. Bone surronding the teeth






20. Any visible organic debris - blood saliva and other body fluids






21. Hard - brittle - heat resistant material such as clay; a type of material similar to the used in dishes of pottery






22. Soft yellow corrosive resistant metal used in making indirect restorations






23. Workplace Hazards Materials Information System






24. The portion of the radiograph that is dark or black (eg - pulp - cysts - abscesses - caries)






25. 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.






26. Darker-colored border around the lips






27. Deep grooves or pits






28. The most distal aspect of the maxilla






29. The weekly monitoring using biologic indicators in each sterilizer






30. Able to restore or bring back natural appearance






31. Denoting the area between two teeth






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






33. Instrument that loosens and removes debris bu sound waves traveling through liquid. It does NOT disinfect or sterilize






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






35. Known as the chin






36. Complete removal of the pulp (commonly done in children's teeth)






37. Duration of the germicidal solution is effective after it is prepared for use






38. Post to buildup and replace lost tooth structure and retain crown






39. Towards the tongue






40. Ability to retain or hold something on place






41. A lab tech who works directly with patients to fabricate dentures






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






43. Cast or porcelain restoration tht includes the occulsal table - both proximal and some or all of the cusp surfaces to avoid future fracture. has less tooth sensitivity with onlays and with last longer than amalgam or composite fillings.






44. Biting surface of the two front teeth






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






46. Forms the back of the base of the skull






47. Partial removal of the pulp tissue






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






49. 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.






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