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1. Biting surface of the two front teeth






2. The portion of a radiograph that is white or light. The whiter it is the lighter it will be. ( eg - teeth - fillings - crowns)






3. 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.






4. Denoting the area between two teeth






5. Mixture of alloys with MERCURY






6. Thin resin matierial bonded in the pits and fissures of thee for the prevention of decay






7. Procedure of scaling and polishing teeth to prevent disease






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






9. Workplace Hazards Materials Information System






10. Any visible organic debris (eg - blood - saliva and other body fluids)






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






12. 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






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






14. Farthest from the midline






15. The process that cleans and destroys FEW microorganisms






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






17. Dentist specializing in oral diseses






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






19. Join the bridge of the nose






20. Forms the back of the base of the skull






21. Tooth structure that connects the tooth to the jaw






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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.






28. Darker-colored border around the lips






29. Upper jaw that consists of two maxillary bones






30. Towards the tongue






31. The most distal aspect of the maxilla






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






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






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






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






36. Surgical procedures on the mouth including extractions - removal of cysts and tumours and repair of fractured jaws.






37. Capable of killing a wide variety of microbes






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






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






40. The portion of the radiograph that is dark or black (eg - pulp - cysts - abscesses - caries)






41. 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)






42. Round surfaces of the teeth






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






44. Mixture of two or more metals






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






46. 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.






47. The angle at the cross of the mouth where the upper and lower lip meet






48. Partial removal of the pulp tissue






49. 1/2 of one dental arch






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