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






2. Hard - brittle - heat resistant material such as clay; a type of material similar to the used in dishes of pottery






3. The process that cleans and destroys FEW microorganisms






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






5. Farthest from the midline






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






7. An artificial body part






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






9. Known as the chin






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






11. Tooth structure that connects the tooth to the jaw






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






13. Partial removal of the pulp tissue






14. Round surfaces of the teeth






15. Forms the back of the base of the skull






16. 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.






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






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






19. Used for deep caries when there is a danger of exposing the pulp if all the carries are removed






20. Capable of killing a wide variety of microbes






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






22. Mixture of two or more metals






23. Lining of the oral cavity






24. Major tissue composing teeth - covered by the enamel in the crown and a protective layer of cementum in the root






25. Instrument for sterilization by means of moist heat under pressure






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






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






28. Procedure of scaling and polishing teeth to prevent disease






29. Upper jaw that consists of two maxillary bones






30. Used to treat a pulp that has been minutely exposed during a procedure while preparing a tooth






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






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






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






34. Bone surronding the teeth






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






36. Artistically pleasing and beautiful appearance






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






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






39. Join the bridge of the nose






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






41. 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.






42. 1/2 of one dental arch






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






44. 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.






45. Creates the prominence of the cheek






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






47. Complete removal of the pulp (commonly done in children's teeth)






48. 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.






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






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