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1. 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.






2. Procelain fused to metal crown - restoration with metal coping (for strength) covered by porcelain (for appearance).






3. Common term for dental calculus - a hard deposit that adheres to teeth; produces rough surfaces taht attracts plaque






4. Forms the back of the base of the skull






5. Process of removing pulp of a tooth and filling ir with an inert material.






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






7. Workplace Hazards Materials Information System






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






9. Used to treat a pulp that has been minutely exposed during a procedure while preparing a tooth






10. Natural teeth of the dental arch






11. Capable of killing a wide variety of microbes






12. Dentist specializing in oral diseses






13. 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.






14. Microscopic leakage (bacteria) at the interface of the tooth structure and the sealant or restoration






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






16. Denoting the area between two teeth






17. Darker-colored border around the lips






18. The surgical removal of the apical portion of the tooth through a surgical opening made in the bone and gingival tissues. It is usually performed if RCT has failed and to control infection. Surgical opening is filed with amalgam






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






20. Forms the lower jaw and is the movable bone in the skull






21. Thin resin matierial bonded in the pits and fissures of thee for the prevention of decay






22. 1/2 of one dental arch






23. Biting surface of the two front teeth






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






25. Any visible organic debris (eg - blood - saliva and other body fluids)






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






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






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






29. Join the bridge of the nose






30. Adjacent to the lips and cheeks






31. Able to restore or bring back natural appearance






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






33. Specialty that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of dental pulp






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






35. Partial removal of the pulp tissue






36. 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.






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






38. The part of a fixed bridge that is suspended between abutments and replaces a missing tooth; a fixed appliance






39. Used for deep caries when there is a danger of exposing the pulp if all the carries are removed






40. Ability to retain or hold something on place






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






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






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






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






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






46. Bone surronding the teeth






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






48. Known as the chin






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






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