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Dentistry
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health-sciences
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dentistry
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1. Biting surface of the two front teeth
mucosa
Amalgam
Incisal
prosthodontist
2. The gateway to the oral cavity also known as the lips
pulpotomy
Occipital Bone
Nasal Bones
Labii or Labia
3. Procedure of scaling and polishing teeth to prevent disease
Unerupted tooth
Periapical
Bioburden
prophylaxis
4. Dentist specializing in oral diseses
Vermilion Border
Frontal Bone
oral pathologist
Post and Core
5. The bone that supports the tooth in its position within the jaw.
Apicoectomy
alveolar bone
Temporal Bones
Post and Core
6. Instrument for sterilization by means of moist heat under pressure
Autoclave
post
Mastoid Process
alveolus
7. Able to restore or bring back natural appearance
Restorative
cusp
pulp
Pulpectomy
8. Complete removal of the pulp (commonly done in children's teeth)
prosthodontist
Apicoectomy
Use-life
Pulpectomy
9. Dental specialist treating the gums and supporting soft and hard tissues retaining natural teeth and the surgical placement of dental implants
Adhere
periodontist
Pulp Cap
lingual
10. Join the bridge of the nose
Facial
Biologic Monitor
Interproximal
Nasal Bones
11. Reserved - or finished by a chemical or physical process
Maxilla
Cured
Retromolar Pad
mucosa
12. Farthest from the midline
Periapical Radiograph (PA)
Distal
Restorative
Microleakage
13. Material does not harden until it has been exposed to a curing light
Temporal Bones
prosthodontist
Ethmoid
Light Cured
14. Artistically pleasing and beautiful appearance
Tragus
Esthetic
Microleakage
Facial
15. Round surfaces of the teeth
cusp
Gold
Bite-wing Radiograph (BW)
Parietal Bone
16. A medicated covering over a small area of exposed pulp tissue
Amalgam
cusp
Pulp Cap
Sterilize
17. Hard - brittle - heat resistant material such as clay; a type of material similar to the used in dishes of pottery
Ceramic
Periapical Radiograph (PA)
prothesis
enamel
18. Denoting the area between two teeth
dentition
Interproximal
PFM
Ultrasonic Cleaner
19. 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.
Tartar
Bite-wing Radiograph (BW)
palate
midline
20. Pad of tissue behind the last molar on the mandible.
prothesis
oral pathologist
Direct Pulp Cap
Retromolar Pad
21. Known as the chin
Vermilion Border
Mental Protuberance
pontic
Philtrum
22. Mixture of two or more metals
oral pathologist
Alloy
Bite-wing Radiograph (BW)
Periapical
23. 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.
Restorative
Onlay
Cephalometric film Radiograph (Ceph)
Porcelain inlay or only
24. The most distal aspect of the maxilla
Ethmoid
inlay
Tragus
Tuberosity
25. The angle at the cross of the mouth where the upper and lower lip meet
Disinfect
Ethmoid
periodontist
Labial Commissure
26. Material hardens as a result of a chemical reaction of the material being mixed together
Apicoectomy
Broad-spectrum activity
Auto-cured
palate
27. Bone surronding the teeth
Distal
Temporal Bones
abscess
aveolar process
28. Any visible organic debris (eg - blood - saliva and other body fluids)
Periapical
Root
gingiva
Bioburden
29. Capable of killing a wide variety of microbes
Broad-spectrum activity
Apicoectomy
Retromolar Pad
Panorex Radiograph (Pan)
30. (PA) region at the end of the roots of teeth
Radiolucent
Nasal Bones
aveolar process
Periapical
31. Electrical current that takes place when two different metals come together
Retromolar Pad
Alloy
Galvanic
Microleakage
32. Partial removal of the pulp tissue
pulpotomy
Cementum
Zygomatic Process
aveolar process
33. Duration of the germicidal solution is effective after it is prepared for use
alveolar bone
Use-life
dentition
Cured
34. The natural opening at the end of the root.
Retention
Nasal Bones
Occipital Bone
Apical Foramen
35. Used to examine the entire tooth (crown to root) and supporting bone. Able to see the whole tooth. Used for seeing abscesses.
cusp
Periapical Radiograph (PA)
Radiopaque
Mandible
36. The process where SOME forms of microorganisms are destroyed. it does not destroy spores and resistant viruses.
Porcelain inlay or only
Root
Disinfect
prosthodontist
37. Lining of the oral cavity
Ultrasonic Cleaner
Facial
mucosa
Radiopaque
38. Surgical procedures on the mouth including extractions - removal of cysts and tumours and repair of fractured jaws.
Bioburden
Cured
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Cephalometric film Radiograph (Ceph)
39. Forms the forehead - part of the floor of the cranium and most of the root of the orbits
Facial
Onlay
aveolar process
Frontal Bone
40. Divided into two sections - the cranium and the face
Cured
Sanitize
kull
Periapical
41. Any visible organic debris - blood saliva and other body fluids
Root Canal Therapy
Bioburden
Parietal Bone
Broad-spectrum activity
42. A bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth
alveolus
Use-life
Denturist
Restorative
43. Cartilaginous projection anterior to the external opening of the ear
Adhere
Tragus
Gold
prothesis
44. Tooth structure that connects the tooth to the jaw
Alloy
Labial Commissure
Root
oral pathologist
45. Workplace Hazards Materials Information System
Periapical
WHMIS
plaque
Maxilla
46. 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
Retromolar Pad
alveolus
Parietal Bone
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.
aveolar process
abscess
Use-life
Onlay
48. Towards the tongue
Periapical Radiograph (PA)
Bite-wing Radiograph (BW)
lingual
abscess
49. Winglike tip of the outer side of the nostril
Disinfect
Ala
Ceramic
Radiopaque
50. Forms the back of the base of the skull
Cured
Occipital Bone
alveolar bone
WHMIS