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Dentistry
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health-sciences
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1. A medicated covering over a small area of exposed pulp tissue
fissure
Onlay
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Pulp Cap
2. Forms the sides and the base of the cranium - each temporal bone encloses the ear and contains the bony passage of the outer ear
Tuberosity
Dentin
Temporal Bones
aveolar process
3. 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.
Broad-spectrum activity
gingiva
Denturist
pulp
4. A tooth that has not pushed through the gum and assumed its correct position in the dental arch
enamel
Bite-wing Radiograph (BW)
Unerupted tooth
Root
5. The gateway to the oral cavity also known as the lips
cusp
Labii or Labia
Facial
post
6. Able to restore or bring back natural appearance
Microleakage
Esthetic
Restorative
Maxilla
7. 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
Radiopaque
Light Cured
Porcelain Veneer
midline
8. Capable of killing a wide variety of microbes
abscess
Broad-spectrum activity
Occipital Bone
inlay
9. Forms the back of the base of the skull
Cephalometric film Radiograph (Ceph)
Mental Protuberance
Occipital Bone
post
10. Natural teeth of the dental arch
Ultrasonic Cleaner
Adhere
dentition
Root
11. Material does not harden until it has been exposed to a curing light
Light Cured
Cured
Panorex Radiograph (Pan)
Facial
12. Hard - white - translucent ceramic made by firing then glazing
Esthetic
Porcelain
alveolar bone
Denturist
13. An imaginary line running through the 'flattened out' arches - dividing the mouth into left and right arches- directly through the centrals
midline
Microleakage
Tuberosity
Porcelain inlay or only
14. The angle at the cross of the mouth where the upper and lower lip meet
Labial Commissure
Retention
Gold
Mental Protuberance
15. Upper jaw that consists of two maxillary bones
Maxilla
Ultrasonic Cleaner
Gold
Galvanic
16. Electrical current that takes place when two different metals come together
Indirect Pulp Cap
Adhere
Galvanic
Frontal Bone
17. Surgical procedures on the mouth including extractions - removal of cysts and tumours and repair of fractured jaws.
prophylaxis
Retromolar Pad
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Porcelain Veneer
18. Common term for dental calculus - a hard deposit that adheres to teeth; produces rough surfaces taht attracts plaque
periodontist
Labial Commissure
Tartar
Ceramic
19. Bone like covering of the root
Facial
Cementum
Alloy
Labii or Labia
20. The process that cleans and destroys FEW microorganisms
Sanitize
Use-life
Mandible
Bioburden
21. Instrument for sterilization by means of moist heat under pressure
Broad-spectrum activity
Autoclave
Cured
Labii or Labia
22. 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.
Direct Pulp Cap
Cephalometric film Radiograph (Ceph)
Disinfect
Endodontics
23. Cartilaginous projection anterior to the external opening of the ear
prosthodontist
Tragus
Apicoectomy
Mandible
24. Specialty that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of dental pulp
Post and Core
Root Canal Therapy
Endodontics
Auto-cured
25. Forms the anterior part of the base of the skull
Cementum
aveolar process
midline
Sphenoid Bone
26. The most distal aspect of the maxilla
Disinfect
oral pathologist
mucosa
Tuberosity
27. Soft yellow corrosive resistant metal used in making indirect restorations
Bioburden
Bioburden
Gold
quadrant
28. The portion of a radiograph that is white or light. The whiter it is the lighter it will be. ( eg - teeth - fillings - crowns)
Radiopaque
Denturist
Labial Commissure
Mastoid Process
29. Used for deep caries when there is a danger of exposing the pulp if all the carries are removed
inlay
Indirect Pulp Cap
Denturist
Gold
30. Rectangular area from under the nose to the midline of the upper lip
Esthetic
prothesis
Porcelain Veneer
Philtrum
31. Mixture of two or more metals
Alloy
periodontist
Esthetic
Direct Pulp Cap
32. Dental specialist skilled in restoring or replacing teeth with fixed or removable prosthesis (appliance) - maintaining proper occlusion; treats facial deformities with artificial prostheses such as eyes - ears - and noses
Pulpectomy
prosthodontist
midline
Amalgam
33. Tooth structure that connects the tooth to the jaw
Root
Tartar
Light Cured
Tuberosity
34. Posterior tooth with two cusps for tearing and chewing
Onlay
bicuspid
Sphenoid Bone
Direct Pulp Cap
35. A cast or porcelain restoration involving the occlusal surface and one or more proxmal surfaces.
plaque
inlay
Periapical
Use-life
36. Instrument that loosens and removes debris bu sound waves traveling through liquid. It does NOT disinfect or sterilize
kull
Broad-spectrum activity
gingiva
Ultrasonic Cleaner
37. Soft tissue surronding the teeth - the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth
Tartar
gingiva
Root
Bite-wing Radiograph (BW)
38. Any visible organic debris - blood saliva and other body fluids
Endodontics
Bioburden
Broad-spectrum activity
plaque
39. Forms the forehead - part of the floor of the cranium and most of the root of the orbits
Frontal Bone
Esthetic
Bite-wing Radiograph (BW)
Nasal Bones
40. The weekly monitoring using biologic indicators in each sterilizer
Frontal Bone
Cementum
Bioburden
Biologic Monitor
41. A bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth
Frontal Bone
alveolus
oral pathologist
Tuberosity
42. Microscopic leakage (bacteria) at the interface of the tooth structure and the sealant or restoration
Gold
palate
Pulpectomy
Microleakage
43. An infection of a tooth - soft tissue or bone
Ceramic
abscess
Apical Foramen
Alloy
44. Material hardens as a result of a chemical reaction of the material being mixed together
Direct Pulp Cap
lingual
Auto-cured
plaque
45. The part of a fixed bridge that is suspended between abutments and replaces a missing tooth; a fixed appliance
Sanitize
pontic
kull
Root Canal Therapy
46. Complete removal of the pulp (commonly done in children's teeth)
Pulpectomy
Periapical
Tragus
Bite-wing Radiograph (BW)
47. Adjacent to the lips and cheeks
Facial
Indirect Pulp Cap
pulpotomy
prothesis
48. Darker-colored border around the lips
Biologic Monitor
Vermilion Border
Facial
pontic
49. Tooth-cloured restoration made of porcelain - cemeted or bonded in place
Porcelain
Disinfect
Amalgam
Porcelain inlay or only
50. Projection of the temporal bone located just behind the ear
post
prosthodontist
Sphenoid Bone
Mastoid Process