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Dentistry
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health-sciences
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1. Divided into two sections - the cranium and the face
alveolar bone
bicuspid
Post and Core
kull
2. Round surfaces of the teeth
Apical Foramen
cusp
alveolar bone
Ceramic
3. Bone like covering of the root
Retention
Porcelain inlay or only
Cementum
Amalgam
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
Direct Pulp Cap
Porcelain Veneer
Tuberosity
kull
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.
Pulpectomy
Cephalometric film Radiograph (Ceph)
Autoclave
Cementum
6. Electrical current that takes place when two different metals come together
Galvanic
dentition
Autoclave
Mastoid Process
7. The portion of a radiograph that is white or light. The whiter it is the lighter it will be. ( eg - teeth - fillings - crowns)
Porcelain Veneer
Incisal
gingiva
Radiopaque
8. A bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth
alveolus
Parietal Bone
Bite-wing Radiograph (BW)
Mandible
9. The natural opening at the end of the root.
Root Canal Therapy
Apical Foramen
Mental Protuberance
Panorex Radiograph (Pan)
10. Pad of tissue behind the last molar on the mandible.
Sterilize
Retromolar Pad
Autoclave
abscess
11. Instrument for sterilization by means of moist heat under pressure
Use-life
Autoclave
Radiopaque
dentition
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.
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
prosthodontist
pulp
Root
13. A cast or porcelain restoration involving the occlusal surface and one or more proxmal surfaces.
inlay
mandible
Radiopaque
Temporal Bones
14. Capable of killing a wide variety of microbes
Mandible
aveolar process
Broad-spectrum activity
alveolus
15. The angle at the cross of the mouth where the upper and lower lip meet
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Labial Commissure
Microleakage
Maxilla
16. Procedure of scaling and polishing teeth to prevent disease
Porcelain inlay or only
prophylaxis
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Denturist
17. Forms the lower jaw and is the movable bone of the skull. Capable of movement through the Temporomandibular Joint.
Parietal Bone
Radiolucent
Interproximal
mandible
18. Mixture of alloys with MERCURY
plaque
Amalgam
Nasal Bones
PFM
19. Bone surronding the teeth
Gold
Tartar
aveolar process
Root
20. Any visible organic debris - blood saliva and other body fluids
Esthetic
WHMIS
Bioburden
Dentin
21. Hard - brittle - heat resistant material such as clay; a type of material similar to the used in dishes of pottery
dentition
lingual
Ceramic
Distal
22. Soft yellow corrosive resistant metal used in making indirect restorations
Indirect Pulp Cap
PFM
Gold
dentition
23. Workplace Hazards Materials Information System
Frontal Bone
Apical Foramen
WHMIS
Auto-cured
24. The portion of the radiograph that is dark or black (eg - pulp - cysts - abscesses - caries)
Radiolucent
Sealants
oral pathologist
Ceramic
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.
Bite-wing Radiograph (BW)
Maxilla
Labii or Labia
alveolus
26. Darker-colored border around the lips
Labial Commissure
Vermilion Border
Post and Core
alveolar bone
27. Deep grooves or pits
fissure
Cephalometric film Radiograph (Ceph)
plaque
Apicoectomy
28. The most distal aspect of the maxilla
Restorative
Tuberosity
aveolar process
Ceramic
29. The weekly monitoring using biologic indicators in each sterilizer
Nasal Bones
Periapical
Zygomatic Process
Biologic Monitor
30. Able to restore or bring back natural appearance
Sphenoid Bone
Restorative
Mental Protuberance
Endodontics
31. Denoting the area between two teeth
mandible
Pulpectomy
Mental Protuberance
Interproximal
32. An imaginary line running through the 'flattened out' arches - dividing the mouth into left and right arches- directly through the centrals
Facial
Esthetic
midline
Panorex Radiograph (Pan)
33. Instrument that loosens and removes debris bu sound waves traveling through liquid. It does NOT disinfect or sterilize
aveolar process
quadrant
Ultrasonic Cleaner
Maxilla
34. Material hardens as a result of a chemical reaction of the material being mixed together
Root
abscess
Auto-cured
prosthodontist
35. Known as the chin
quadrant
Cementum
Philtrum
Mental Protuberance
36. Complete removal of the pulp (commonly done in children's teeth)
Pulpectomy
Philtrum
Temporal Bones
Facial
37. Duration of the germicidal solution is effective after it is prepared for use
Periapical
Cured
Use-life
Gold
38. Post to buildup and replace lost tooth structure and retain crown
palate
Indirect Pulp Cap
Post and Core
Nasal Bones
39. Towards the tongue
lingual
aveolar process
Ceramic
Labii or Labia
40. Ability to retain or hold something on place
pontic
Retromolar Pad
Amalgam
Retention
41. A lab tech who works directly with patients to fabricate dentures
Pulpectomy
Mental Protuberance
Denturist
Bioburden
42. A tooth that has not pushed through the gum and assumed its correct position in the dental arch
fissure
Pulpectomy
Unerupted tooth
Denturist
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.
Bioburden
Onlay
Pulp Cap
prophylaxis
44. Biting surface of the two front teeth
Incisal
abscess
Facial
Tartar
45. The process where SOME forms of microorganisms are destroyed. it does not destroy spores and resistant viruses.
Auto-cured
Maxilla
Disinfect
pulpotomy
46. Forms the back of the base of the skull
Porcelain inlay or only
Occipital Bone
post
Parietal Bone
47. Partial removal of the pulp tissue
Periapical Radiograph (PA)
pulpotomy
Biologic Monitor
Light Cured
48. Soft tissue surronding the teeth - the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth
Zygomatic Process
gingiva
pulpotomy
Sphenoid Bone
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.
pulpotomy
post
Alloy
Philtrum
50. (PA) region at the end of the roots of teeth
pulpotomy
Periapical
Tragus
gingiva