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1. Material does not harden until it has been exposed to a curing light






2. Join the bridge of the nose






3. 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.






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






5. The weekly monitoring using biologic indicators in each sterilizer






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






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






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






9. Forms the anterior part of the base of the skull






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






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






12. Towards the tongue






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






14. Rectangular area from under the nose to the midline of the upper lip






15. 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






16. Adjacent to the lips and cheeks






17. Mixture of alloys with MERCURY






18. Denoting the area between two teeth






19. Forms the back of the base of the skull






20. Known as the chin






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






22. 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.






23. Deep grooves or pits






24. The process that cleans and destroys FEW microorganisms






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






26. A lab tech who works directly with patients to fabricate dentures






27. Hard covering of the crown of the tooth the hardest tissue of the body






28. Any visible organic debris - blood saliva and other body fluids






29. Creates the prominence of the cheek






30. Capable of killing a wide variety of microbes






31. Round surfaces of the teeth






32. 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






33. 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.






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






35. Capable of killing a wide variety of microbes






36. Partial removal of the pulp tissue






37. Forms the lower jaw and is the movable bone of the skull. Capable of movement through the Temporomandibular Joint.






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






39. Specialty that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of dental pulp






40. Process of removing pulp of a tooth and filling ir with an inert material.






41. Cartilaginous projection anterior to the external opening of the ear






42. Microscopic leakage (bacteria) at the interface of the tooth structure and the sealant or restoration






43. 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.






44. Mixture of two or more metals






45. 1/2 of one dental arch






46. Projection of the temporal bone located just behind the ear






47. An artificial body part






48. A tooth that has not pushed through the gum and assumed its correct position in the dental arch






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






50. Tooth structure that connects the tooth to the jaw







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