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1. Towards the tongue






2. The weekly monitoring using biologic indicators in each sterilizer






3. The process that cleans and destroys FEW microorganisms






4. Reserved - or finished by a chemical or physical process






5. Forms the sides and the base of the cranium - each temporal bone encloses the ear and contains the bony passage of the outer ear






6. Known as the chin






7. Forms the forehead - part of the floor of the cranium and most of the root of the orbits






8. Tooth-cloured restoration made of porcelain - cemeted or bonded in place






9. Soft yellow corrosive resistant metal used in making indirect restorations






10. A medicated covering over a small area of exposed pulp tissue






11. The gateway to the oral cavity also known as the lips






12. Instrument that loosens and removes debris bu sound waves traveling through liquid. It does NOT disinfect or sterilize






13. Common term for dental calculus - a hard deposit that adheres to teeth; produces rough surfaces taht attracts plaque






14. The process where SOME forms of microorganisms are destroyed. it does not destroy spores and resistant viruses.






15. Dentist specializing in oral diseses






16. Used to examine the entire tooth (crown to root) and supporting bone. Able to see the whole tooth. Used for seeing abscesses.






17. Natural teeth of the dental arch






18. Posterior tooth with two cusps for tearing and chewing






19. Forms part if the floor of the cranium - orbit and nasal cavity






20. Forms the lower jaw and is the movable bone in the skull






21. An imaginary line running through the 'flattened out' arches - dividing the mouth into left and right arches- directly through the centrals






22. 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)






23. Artistically pleasing and beautiful appearance






24. Pad of tissue behind the last molar on the mandible.






25. Soft tissue surronding the teeth - the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth






26. Forms most of the roof of the upper sides of the cranium






27. Bone like covering of the root






28. 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.






29. Deep grooves or pits






30. An infection of a tooth - soft tissue or bone






31. Dental specialist treating the gums and supporting soft and hard tissues retaining natural teeth and the surgical placement of dental implants






32. Soft - sticky white substance that accumulates on teeth; composed of bacteria and food debris due to inadequate dental hygiene






33. Procelain fused to metal crown - restoration with metal coping (for strength) covered by porcelain (for appearance).






34. Darker-colored border around the lips






35. 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.






36. The most distal aspect of the maxilla






37. Able to restore or bring back natural appearance






38. To stick or glue two items together






39. Divided into two sections - the cranium and the face






40. A bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth






41. An artificial body part






42. Adjacent to the lips and cheeks






43. 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.






44. Material hardens as a result of a chemical reaction of the material being mixed together






45. The bone that supports the tooth in its position within the jaw.






46. (PA) region at the end of the roots of teeth






47. The part of a fixed bridge that is suspended between abutments and replaces a missing tooth; a fixed appliance






48. Denoting the area between two teeth






49. Biting surface of the two front teeth






50. The natural opening at the end of the root.