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Dentistry
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health-sciences
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1. The process where SOME forms of microorganisms are destroyed. it does not destroy spores and resistant viruses.
Sanitize
Radiolucent
Disinfect
Autoclave
2. 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.
Maxilla
Onlay
palate
Retention
3. Soft tissue surronding the teeth - the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth
gingiva
Tragus
Bioburden
Apical Foramen
4. Pad of tissue behind the last molar on the mandible.
Tuberosity
Retromolar Pad
Autoclave
Unerupted tooth
5. Electrical current that takes place when two different metals come together
Mastoid Process
bicuspid
Autoclave
Galvanic
6. 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
Restorative
Porcelain Veneer
palate
Onlay
7. Darker-colored border around the lips
Porcelain
Vermilion Border
Sterilize
palate
8. The most distal aspect of the maxilla
Interproximal
quadrant
Tuberosity
Root
9. 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
Ultrasonic Cleaner
Mastoid Process
pulp
10. Used to treat a pulp that has been minutely exposed during a procedure while preparing a tooth
Adhere
Retention
Direct Pulp Cap
Bite-wing Radiograph (BW)
11. Forms most of the roof of the upper sides of the cranium
Broad-spectrum activity
Parietal Bone
Amalgam
Endodontics
12. Winglike tip of the outer side of the nostril
Mental Protuberance
Ala
Ultrasonic Cleaner
Dentin
13. The part of a fixed bridge that is suspended between abutments and replaces a missing tooth; a fixed appliance
pontic
Tragus
Tartar
gingiva
14. Procelain fused to metal crown - restoration with metal coping (for strength) covered by porcelain (for appearance).
Sterilize
PFM
Cephalometric film Radiograph (Ceph)
midline
15. Thin resin matierial bonded in the pits and fissures of thee for the prevention of decay
Alloy
Sphenoid Bone
Porcelain inlay or only
Sealants
16. Tooth structure that connects the tooth to the jaw
Light Cured
Alloy
Root
Ethmoid
17. 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
prosthodontist
Tuberosity
Cementum
Adhere
18. Instrument for sterilization by means of moist heat under pressure
Autoclave
Ala
inlay
Use-life
19. Capable of killing a wide variety of microbes
PFM
Broad-spectrum activity
Temporal Bones
midline
20. Ability to retain or hold something on place
Apicoectomy
Labii or Labia
Retention
Porcelain inlay or only
21. Hard - brittle - heat resistant material such as clay; a type of material similar to the used in dishes of pottery
Post and Core
Root
Ceramic
Frontal Bone
22. Mixture of two or more metals
Microleakage
oral pathologist
Alloy
Disinfect
23. Able to restore or bring back natural appearance
Interproximal
Restorative
oral pathologist
Vermilion Border
24. Complete removal of the pulp (commonly done in children's teeth)
Pulpectomy
Bite-wing Radiograph (BW)
Vermilion Border
Cephalometric film Radiograph (Ceph)
25. Instrument that loosens and removes debris bu sound waves traveling through liquid. It does NOT disinfect or sterilize
Ultrasonic Cleaner
Pulpectomy
pulpotomy
aveolar process
26. The portion of a radiograph that is white or light. The whiter it is the lighter it will be. ( eg - teeth - fillings - crowns)
dentition
Onlay
Radiopaque
Interproximal
27. An infection of a tooth - soft tissue or bone
Biologic Monitor
Pulp Cap
prophylaxis
abscess
28. Cartilaginous projection anterior to the external opening of the ear
Tragus
Broad-spectrum activity
Esthetic
Mandible
29. Surgical procedures on the mouth including extractions - removal of cysts and tumours and repair of fractured jaws.
Esthetic
Amalgam
Cephalometric film Radiograph (Ceph)
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
30. An imaginary line running through the 'flattened out' arches - dividing the mouth into left and right arches- directly through the centrals
plaque
bicuspid
midline
Apical Foramen
31. Any visible organic debris (eg - blood - saliva and other body fluids)
Endodontics
Bioburden
Mandible
PFM
32. Upper jaw that consists of two maxillary bones
Radiolucent
Periapical
Maxilla
mandible
33. Soft yellow corrosive resistant metal used in making indirect restorations
Gold
Ultrasonic Cleaner
plaque
Restorative
34. Common term for dental calculus - a hard deposit that adheres to teeth; produces rough surfaces taht attracts plaque
Tartar
cusp
Labii or Labia
Apical Foramen
35. Tooth-cloured restoration made of porcelain - cemeted or bonded in place
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
dentition
Porcelain inlay or only
mandible
36. Hard covering of the crown of the tooth the hardest tissue of the body
post
periodontist
Radiopaque
enamel
37. Specialty that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of dental pulp
Endodontics
Apicoectomy
Unerupted tooth
Sanitize
38. Dental specialist treating the gums and supporting soft and hard tissues retaining natural teeth and the surgical placement of dental implants
mandible
periodontist
Periapical
Porcelain Veneer
39. Forms the sides and the base of the cranium - each temporal bone encloses the ear and contains the bony passage of the outer ear
Gold
Mental Protuberance
Temporal Bones
Tuberosity
40. Material does not harden until it has been exposed to a curing light
post
Light Cured
enamel
Labial Commissure
41. Forms the forehead - part of the floor of the cranium and most of the root of the orbits
Frontal Bone
alveolar bone
Temporal Bones
Pulp Cap
42. The angle at the cross of the mouth where the upper and lower lip meet
Onlay
Labial Commissure
Biologic Monitor
Use-life
43. Mixture of alloys with MERCURY
Bioburden
Amalgam
Ala
mandible
44. Known as the chin
Mental Protuberance
Use-life
Tragus
Onlay
45. Biting surface of the two front teeth
bicuspid
Incisal
Interproximal
mucosa
46. Soft - sticky white substance that accumulates on teeth; composed of bacteria and food debris due to inadequate dental hygiene
plaque
inlay
Interproximal
Unerupted tooth
47. Reserved - or finished by a chemical or physical process
Disinfect
Galvanic
dentition
Cured
48. Farthest from the midline
Root
Distal
Amalgam
fissure
49. A cast or porcelain restoration involving the occlusal surface and one or more proxmal surfaces.
Frontal Bone
Mastoid Process
pontic
inlay
50. 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.
post
pulp
Broad-spectrum activity
Retromolar Pad