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Dentistry
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health-sciences
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dentistry
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Hard covering of the crown of the tooth the hardest tissue of the body
Zygomatic Process
Bioburden
Ethmoid
enamel
2. Mixture of two or more metals
Porcelain inlay or only
Pulp Cap
Alloy
Biologic Monitor
3. 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.
Denturist
Bite-wing Radiograph (BW)
Dentin
Panorex Radiograph (Pan)
4. Forms part if the floor of the cranium - orbit and nasal cavity
Post and Core
Ethmoid
mandible
Dentin
5. Forms the anterior part of the base of the skull
Pulp Cap
Sphenoid Bone
Esthetic
Parietal Bone
6. Farthest from the midline
Facial
Labii or Labia
Light Cured
Distal
7. Major tissue composing teeth - covered by the enamel in the crown and a protective layer of cementum in the root
enamel
abscess
oral pathologist
Dentin
8. Known as the chin
Use-life
Mental Protuberance
Root
Tuberosity
9. 1/2 of one dental arch
pontic
Temporal Bones
quadrant
Ala
10. An infection of a tooth - soft tissue or bone
Vermilion Border
enamel
Auto-cured
abscess
11. Soft tissue surronding the teeth - the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth
gingiva
Light Cured
post
periodontist
12. Tooth structure that connects the tooth to the jaw
Root
Facial
Incisal
Periapical
13. Winglike tip of the outer side of the nostril
midline
Retromolar Pad
Ala
Occipital Bone
14. Round surfaces of the teeth
Ceramic
Retention
cusp
Alloy
15. Process of removing pulp of a tooth and filling ir with an inert material.
Pulp Cap
Root Canal Therapy
Ethmoid
Radiolucent
16. Dental specialist treating the gums and supporting soft and hard tissues retaining natural teeth and the surgical placement of dental implants
Porcelain
periodontist
pontic
pulp
17. The bone that supports the tooth in its position within the jaw.
alveolar bone
mucosa
pulpotomy
Indirect Pulp Cap
18. Adjacent to the lips and cheeks
Light Cured
Sterilize
pulp
Facial
19. Workplace Hazards Materials Information System
Radiolucent
WHMIS
Parietal Bone
Bioburden
20. To stick or glue two items together
Biologic Monitor
Amalgam
Adhere
Autoclave
21. The angle at the cross of the mouth where the upper and lower lip meet
Ultrasonic Cleaner
prophylaxis
Tartar
Labial Commissure
22. Complete removal of the pulp (commonly done in children's teeth)
Alloy
Occipital Bone
Pulpectomy
mucosa
23. 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
Cephalometric film Radiograph (Ceph)
Porcelain Veneer
lingual
Distal
24. Deep grooves or pits
fissure
alveolar bone
Direct Pulp Cap
Porcelain
25. Tooth-cloured restoration made of porcelain - cemeted or bonded in place
Porcelain inlay or only
Zygomatic Process
pulpotomy
fissure
26. The gateway to the oral cavity also known as the lips
Denturist
post
Labii or Labia
Porcelain
27. Ability to retain or hold something on place
Sealants
mandible
Labii or Labia
Retention
28. A bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth
Tuberosity
alveolus
bicuspid
Ultrasonic Cleaner
29. Specialty that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of dental pulp
palate
Periapical
Denturist
Endodontics
30. Darker-colored border around the lips
Root
Root Canal Therapy
Vermilion Border
Cementum
31. Hard - white - translucent ceramic made by firing then glazing
Temporal Bones
Direct Pulp Cap
Porcelain
Distal
32. The process where SOME forms of microorganisms are destroyed. it does not destroy spores and resistant viruses.
Disinfect
fissure
Porcelain Veneer
Tuberosity
33. Biting surface of the two front teeth
lingual
Incisal
Porcelain
prosthodontist
34. Forms the back of the base of the skull
Occipital Bone
Direct Pulp Cap
oral pathologist
Denturist
35. Bone surronding the teeth
Biologic Monitor
mucosa
aveolar process
Use-life
36. Used to treat a pulp that has been minutely exposed during a procedure while preparing a tooth
alveolus
Direct Pulp Cap
Gold
Ethmoid
37. Pad of tissue behind the last molar on the mandible.
Ala
Adhere
Dentin
Retromolar Pad
38. Rectangular area from under the nose to the midline of the upper lip
Bite-wing Radiograph (BW)
Apical Foramen
Parietal Bone
Philtrum
39. Forms most of the roof of the upper sides of the cranium
Labii or Labia
Parietal Bone
Tartar
prothesis
40. Microscopic leakage (bacteria) at the interface of the tooth structure and the sealant or restoration
Ethmoid
inlay
Microleakage
Disinfect
41. Creates the prominence of the cheek
Panorex Radiograph (Pan)
Denturist
Zygomatic Process
Ceramic
42. Instrument for sterilization by means of moist heat under pressure
pulpotomy
Amalgam
Restorative
Autoclave
43. Soft - sticky white substance that accumulates on teeth; composed of bacteria and food debris due to inadequate dental hygiene
Unerupted tooth
plaque
cusp
Broad-spectrum activity
44. Artistically pleasing and beautiful appearance
Periapical Radiograph (PA)
Disinfect
Ultrasonic Cleaner
Esthetic
45. Join the bridge of the nose
Nasal Bones
Apicoectomy
Post and Core
Sanitize
46. Forms the forehead - part of the floor of the cranium and most of the root of the orbits
Microleakage
Frontal Bone
Labii or Labia
Periapical Radiograph (PA)
47. 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.
Labii or Labia
Bite-wing Radiograph (BW)
Ala
Onlay
48. 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.
WHMIS
Mental Protuberance
post
prosthodontist
49. Able to restore or bring back natural appearance
Labii or Labia
Restorative
post
Pulpectomy
50. Post to buildup and replace lost tooth structure and retain crown
oral pathologist
Post and Core
Endodontics
inlay