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Dentistry
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health-sciences
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dentistry
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1. Join the bridge of the nose
Adhere
pulp
Nasal Bones
plaque
2. To stick or glue two items together
Adhere
Incisal
Labii or Labia
Labial Commissure
3. 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
Alloy
alveolus
Porcelain Veneer
Frontal Bone
4. Dentist specializing in oral diseses
Ala
oral pathologist
Adhere
post
5. A tooth that has not pushed through the gum and assumed its correct position in the dental arch
Mental Protuberance
Mandible
Retention
Unerupted tooth
6. Forms the lower jaw and is the movable bone of the skull. Capable of movement through the Temporomandibular Joint.
Endodontics
Tragus
mandible
Galvanic
7. Any visible organic debris (eg - blood - saliva and other body fluids)
Cephalometric film Radiograph (Ceph)
Bioburden
alveolar bone
Distal
8. 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.
dentition
Mastoid Process
cusp
pulp
9. Forms part if the floor of the cranium - orbit and nasal cavity
Use-life
Ethmoid
Tragus
Amalgam
10. The process where SOME forms of microorganisms are destroyed. it does not destroy spores and resistant viruses.
Cementum
Disinfect
Temporal Bones
Porcelain inlay or only
11. Cartilaginous projection anterior to the external opening of the ear
post
Tragus
Mastoid Process
plaque
12. Divided into two sections - the cranium and the face
kull
Auto-cured
Frontal Bone
Gold
13. Microscopic leakage (bacteria) at the interface of the tooth structure and the sealant or restoration
Microleakage
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Radiopaque
enamel
14. Tooth-cloured restoration made of porcelain - cemeted or bonded in place
Sterilize
Adhere
Porcelain inlay or only
plaque
15. Electrical current that takes place when two different metals come together
Indirect Pulp Cap
enamel
Galvanic
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
16. Forms the forehead - part of the floor of the cranium and most of the root of the orbits
Frontal Bone
Tartar
palate
Pulp Cap
17. Capable of killing a wide variety of microbes
inlay
Broad-spectrum activity
Post and Core
periodontist
18. Able to restore or bring back natural appearance
Radiopaque
Cementum
prophylaxis
Restorative
19. Complete removal of the pulp (commonly done in children's teeth)
Panorex Radiograph (Pan)
pulp
palate
Pulpectomy
20. Rectangular area from under the nose to the midline of the upper lip
Philtrum
quadrant
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Biologic Monitor
21. 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
Radiopaque
Apicoectomy
Incisal
Cephalometric film Radiograph (Ceph)
22. An artificial body part
inlay
Apical Foramen
prothesis
gingiva
23. Soft tissue surronding the teeth - the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth
Incisal
gingiva
Adhere
Onlay
24. Mixture of two or more metals
Light Cured
Porcelain
prothesis
Alloy
25. Used to treat a pulp that has been minutely exposed during a procedure while preparing a tooth
Direct Pulp Cap
Cephalometric film Radiograph (Ceph)
Facial
pulpotomy
26. Capable of killing a wide variety of microbes
Pulpectomy
Broad-spectrum activity
Temporal Bones
Tuberosity
27. Partial removal of the pulp tissue
Ultrasonic Cleaner
Broad-spectrum activity
pulpotomy
Zygomatic Process
28. The angle at the cross of the mouth where the upper and lower lip meet
Disinfect
Zygomatic Process
Labial Commissure
bicuspid
29. Mixture of alloys with MERCURY
post
Philtrum
Amalgam
cusp
30. Hard - white - translucent ceramic made by firing then glazing
Bite-wing Radiograph (BW)
pulp
Bioburden
Porcelain
31. The portion of a radiograph that is white or light. The whiter it is the lighter it will be. ( eg - teeth - fillings - crowns)
Labii or Labia
Incisal
Broad-spectrum activity
Radiopaque
32. The process that cleans and destroys FEW microorganisms
Sealants
Sanitize
Direct Pulp Cap
post
33. Round surfaces of the teeth
Indirect Pulp Cap
Periapical
periodontist
cusp
34. Dental specialist treating the gums and supporting soft and hard tissues retaining natural teeth and the surgical placement of dental implants
periodontist
Tartar
Sterilize
Apicoectomy
35. Workplace Hazards Materials Information System
alveolus
pontic
Use-life
WHMIS
36. Duration of the germicidal solution is effective after it is prepared for use
Parietal Bone
prophylaxis
Distal
Use-life
37. 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.
Dentin
Tuberosity
prophylaxis
post
38. Denoting the area between two teeth
alveolar bone
Interproximal
Nasal Bones
Tuberosity
39. Deep grooves or pits
fissure
lingual
Sterilize
Temporal Bones
40. Forms most of the roof of the upper sides of the cranium
Tuberosity
Adhere
Sterilize
Parietal Bone
41. Instrument for sterilization by means of moist heat under pressure
Periapical
prosthodontist
Autoclave
Broad-spectrum activity
42. Creates the prominence of the cheek
Esthetic
Zygomatic Process
Microleakage
gingiva
43. Forms the anterior part of the base of the skull
Sphenoid Bone
Cephalometric film Radiograph (Ceph)
Post and Core
Pulp Cap
44. Pad of tissue behind the last molar on the mandible.
cusp
Retromolar Pad
Labial Commissure
Root
45. (PA) region at the end of the roots of teeth
Periapical
Mandible
Periapical Radiograph (PA)
alveolar bone
46. A bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth
Parietal Bone
Tuberosity
Facial
alveolus
47. Bone surronding the teeth
aveolar process
Broad-spectrum activity
Galvanic
Philtrum
48. Procedure of scaling and polishing teeth to prevent disease
prophylaxis
pontic
Bioburden
Dentin
49. Thin resin matierial bonded in the pits and fissures of thee for the prevention of decay
Sphenoid Bone
Sealants
Frontal Bone
Radiolucent
50. Procelain fused to metal crown - restoration with metal coping (for strength) covered by porcelain (for appearance).
PFM
Sphenoid Bone
Denturist
Interproximal