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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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1. An infection of a tooth - soft tissue or bone
Restorative
abscess
WHMIS
Auto-cured
2. 1/2 of one dental arch
Ceramic
Vermilion Border
quadrant
Esthetic
3. Specialty that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of dental pulp
Endodontics
Post and Core
Ala
Autoclave
4. Major tissue composing teeth - covered by the enamel in the crown and a protective layer of cementum in the root
Maxilla
Bite-wing Radiograph (BW)
PFM
Dentin
5. To stick or glue two items together
Nasal Bones
Endodontics
lingual
Adhere
6. Forms the sides and the base of the cranium - each temporal bone encloses the ear and contains the bony passage of the outer ear
Post and Core
mucosa
Temporal Bones
Sealants
7. The bone that supports the tooth in its position within the jaw.
Sterilize
alveolar bone
Bioburden
mandible
8. Ability to retain or hold something on place
Retention
PFM
WHMIS
Bioburden
9. Duration of the germicidal solution is effective after it is prepared for use
Ceramic
periodontist
Use-life
enamel
10. A lab tech who works directly with patients to fabricate dentures
Denturist
Incisal
Maxilla
fissure
11. The process where ALL forms of life are completely destroyed. This includes all microorganisms; bacteria - fungi - viruses and bacterial spores. (Eg - autoclave - chemical vapor sterilization and dry heat sterilization)
Sterilize
Ultrasonic Cleaner
Direct Pulp Cap
Apicoectomy
12. Pad of tissue behind the last molar on the mandible.
prophylaxis
Microleakage
Retromolar Pad
Panorex Radiograph (Pan)
13. 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
Ala
Apicoectomy
Root
alveolus
14. Lining of the oral cavity
mucosa
Auto-cured
Esthetic
Tuberosity
15. Natural teeth of the dental arch
dentition
Autoclave
prophylaxis
Root Canal Therapy
16. Bone like covering of the root
Distal
Porcelain
plaque
Cementum
17. An artificial body part
Light Cured
Mandible
Auto-cured
prothesis
18. The gateway to the oral cavity also known as the lips
inlay
prophylaxis
PFM
Labii or Labia
19. Soft tissue surronding the teeth - the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth
gingiva
Denturist
Dentin
mucosa
20. Forms most of the roof of the upper sides of the cranium
pulp
Ala
Autoclave
Parietal Bone
21. Any visible organic debris - blood saliva and other body fluids
prothesis
mucosa
Unerupted tooth
Bioburden
22. The part of a fixed bridge that is suspended between abutments and replaces a missing tooth; a fixed appliance
Adhere
pontic
bicuspid
Post and Core
23. Farthest from the midline
Root
Frontal Bone
palate
Distal
24. Forms the anterior part of the base of the skull
Light Cured
inlay
Sphenoid Bone
Broad-spectrum activity
25. Upper jaw that consists of two maxillary bones
Periapical Radiograph (PA)
Maxilla
Tuberosity
Facial
26. Biting surface of the two front teeth
Incisal
Dentin
Radiolucent
Porcelain Veneer
27. Forms the lower jaw and is the movable bone of the skull. Capable of movement through the Temporomandibular Joint.
Dentin
post
Alloy
mandible
28. Soft yellow corrosive resistant metal used in making indirect restorations
Gold
mucosa
Retromolar Pad
abscess
29. Complete removal of the pulp (commonly done in children's teeth)
Pulpectomy
Porcelain
Light Cured
lingual
30. Darker-colored border around the lips
Onlay
Vermilion Border
kull
quadrant
31. Hard - brittle - heat resistant material such as clay; a type of material similar to the used in dishes of pottery
Bite-wing Radiograph (BW)
pulp
Ceramic
Interproximal
32. Hard covering of the crown of the tooth the hardest tissue of the body
Periapical
abscess
Incisal
enamel
33. The weekly monitoring using biologic indicators in each sterilizer
Sterilize
Radiolucent
Biologic Monitor
post
34. The portion of a radiograph that is white or light. The whiter it is the lighter it will be. ( eg - teeth - fillings - crowns)
Mental Protuberance
Dentin
Mandible
Radiopaque
35. Process of removing pulp of a tooth and filling ir with an inert material.
Facial
Root Canal Therapy
fissure
Retromolar Pad
36. The portion of the radiograph that is dark or black (eg - pulp - cysts - abscesses - caries)
Incisal
Radiolucent
Root
Pulpectomy
37. Capable of killing a wide variety of microbes
pontic
Adhere
Broad-spectrum activity
Cephalometric film Radiograph (Ceph)
38. A cast or porcelain restoration involving the occlusal surface and one or more proxmal surfaces.
Endodontics
Temporal Bones
post
inlay
39. The angle at the cross of the mouth where the upper and lower lip meet
Denturist
Labial Commissure
periodontist
gingiva
40. Procedure of scaling and polishing teeth to prevent disease
Temporal Bones
Auto-cured
prophylaxis
gingiva
41. Deep grooves or pits
abscess
Nasal Bones
fissure
Use-life
42. Cartilaginous projection anterior to the external opening of the ear
Root Canal Therapy
prophylaxis
Tragus
Temporal Bones
43. Artistically pleasing and beautiful appearance
Tuberosity
Tartar
Use-life
Esthetic
44. 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.
Periapical Radiograph (PA)
pulp
Onlay
fissure
45. The process that cleans and destroys FEW microorganisms
Sanitize
pulp
Tuberosity
Amalgam
46. 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.
Gold
Bioburden
Denturist
Panorex Radiograph (Pan)
47. 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
Root Canal Therapy
quadrant
Autoclave
Porcelain Veneer
48. Tooth-cloured restoration made of porcelain - cemeted or bonded in place
Denturist
Porcelain inlay or only
Temporal Bones
Biologic Monitor
49. Used for deep caries when there is a danger of exposing the pulp if all the carries are removed
enamel
Sanitize
Indirect Pulp Cap
Interproximal
50. Forms the lower jaw and is the movable bone in the skull
Mandible
Broad-spectrum activity
bicuspid
Periapical