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Dentistry
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health-sciences
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1. Ability to retain or hold something on place
Retention
Facial
Temporal Bones
palate
2. 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.
Cephalometric film Radiograph (Ceph)
midline
Endodontics
Incisal
3. The portion of a radiograph that is white or light. The whiter it is the lighter it will be. ( eg - teeth - fillings - crowns)
Porcelain
Radiopaque
Zygomatic Process
Ultrasonic Cleaner
4. The process that cleans and destroys FEW microorganisms
Sanitize
Radiopaque
post
Esthetic
5. Duration of the germicidal solution is effective after it is prepared for use
Broad-spectrum activity
Use-life
Post and Core
Root
6. The portion of the radiograph that is dark or black (eg - pulp - cysts - abscesses - caries)
oral pathologist
alveolus
Ultrasonic Cleaner
Radiolucent
7. Major tissue composing teeth - covered by the enamel in the crown and a protective layer of cementum in the root
Distal
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
PFM
Dentin
8. Hard and soft tissue forming the roof of the mouth
Periapical
Light Cured
Mastoid Process
palate
9. Creates the prominence of the cheek
Ethmoid
Galvanic
Zygomatic Process
Dentin
10. Join the bridge of the nose
Nasal Bones
Frontal Bone
Mastoid Process
Periapical
11. 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
Apicoectomy
midline
Panorex Radiograph (Pan)
Adhere
12. 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.
cusp
prothesis
Sphenoid Bone
Bite-wing Radiograph (BW)
13. Reserved - or finished by a chemical or physical process
lingual
Bioburden
Cured
Auto-cured
14. 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.
Porcelain inlay or only
Apical Foramen
Onlay
Use-life
15. Soft tissue surronding the teeth - the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth
prosthodontist
periodontist
Root
gingiva
16. Capable of killing a wide variety of microbes
Temporal Bones
Tartar
oral pathologist
Broad-spectrum activity
17. Forms the anterior part of the base of the skull
Disinfect
Apical Foramen
Occipital Bone
Sphenoid Bone
18. Microscopic leakage (bacteria) at the interface of the tooth structure and the sealant or restoration
Sterilize
Radiolucent
pontic
Microleakage
19. Bone like covering of the root
pulp
Cementum
Amalgam
Sanitize
20. Workplace Hazards Materials Information System
kull
Tuberosity
Labial Commissure
WHMIS
21. 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
Porcelain Veneer
oral pathologist
Bioburden
pulpotomy
22. Electrical current that takes place when two different metals come together
Onlay
Galvanic
Periapical
Ceramic
23. Specialty that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of dental pulp
Retromolar Pad
Temporal Bones
Endodontics
Bite-wing Radiograph (BW)
24. The most distal aspect of the maxilla
enamel
Biologic Monitor
Dentin
Tuberosity
25. A cast or porcelain restoration involving the occlusal surface and one or more proxmal surfaces.
enamel
alveolar bone
inlay
Labial Commissure
26. Common term for dental calculus - a hard deposit that adheres to teeth; produces rough surfaces taht attracts plaque
Sanitize
Periapical Radiograph (PA)
Tartar
Bite-wing Radiograph (BW)
27. Used to examine the entire tooth (crown to root) and supporting bone. Able to see the whole tooth. Used for seeing abscesses.
Distal
alveolar bone
Periapical Radiograph (PA)
Broad-spectrum activity
28. (PA) region at the end of the roots of teeth
Periapical
Sealants
cusp
Zygomatic Process
29. Material hardens as a result of a chemical reaction of the material being mixed together
Auto-cured
Bioburden
Biologic Monitor
Philtrum
30. Hard covering of the crown of the tooth the hardest tissue of the body
enamel
pulp
Indirect Pulp Cap
Adhere
31. The part of a fixed bridge that is suspended between abutments and replaces a missing tooth; a fixed appliance
Auto-cured
Root
Radiolucent
pontic
32. The natural opening at the end of the root.
Apical Foramen
bicuspid
Frontal Bone
Retention
33. Forms the sides and the base of the cranium - each temporal bone encloses the ear and contains the bony passage of the outer ear
mandible
Radiolucent
Temporal Bones
inlay
34. Known as the chin
Mental Protuberance
Mandible
Tartar
Porcelain inlay or only
35. An imaginary line running through the 'flattened out' arches - dividing the mouth into left and right arches- directly through the centrals
Light Cured
Gold
Maxilla
midline
36. 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.
pulp
Onlay
palate
Facial
37. Tooth structure that connects the tooth to the jaw
Parietal Bone
Galvanic
Root
Amalgam
38. Hard - brittle - heat resistant material such as clay; a type of material similar to the used in dishes of pottery
Ceramic
Porcelain inlay or only
Interproximal
Unerupted tooth
39. Instrument for sterilization by means of moist heat under pressure
Autoclave
Broad-spectrum activity
Apicoectomy
Adhere
40. A medicated covering over a small area of exposed pulp tissue
Pulp Cap
post
Unerupted tooth
Direct Pulp Cap
41. Soft yellow corrosive resistant metal used in making indirect restorations
Frontal Bone
Galvanic
Gold
Facial
42. Procedure of scaling and polishing teeth to prevent disease
Light Cured
prophylaxis
Auto-cured
Cephalometric film Radiograph (Ceph)
43. Denoting the area between two teeth
prophylaxis
Adhere
plaque
Interproximal
44. 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
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Radiolucent
Endodontics
45. Projection of the temporal bone located just behind the ear
mucosa
Nasal Bones
kull
Mastoid Process
46. Hard - white - translucent ceramic made by firing then glazing
inlay
Porcelain
Incisal
Pulp Cap
47. Bone surronding the teeth
Post and Core
quadrant
aveolar process
Ethmoid
48. Any visible organic debris (eg - blood - saliva and other body fluids)
Esthetic
Bioburden
Labial Commissure
Cured
49. Any visible organic debris - blood saliva and other body fluids
Sealants
Ethmoid
Bioburden
Adhere
50. Material does not harden until it has been exposed to a curing light
Unerupted tooth
Light Cured
Radiolucent
Denturist