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






2. Lining of the oral cavity






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






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






5. Able to restore or bring back natural appearance






6. Forms the back of the base of the skull






7. Bone surronding the teeth






8. Winglike tip of the outer side of the nostril






9. Creates the prominence of the cheek






10. 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.






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






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






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






14. The weekly monitoring using biologic indicators in each sterilizer






15. Adjacent to the lips and cheeks






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






17. 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






18. A cast or porcelain restoration involving the occlusal surface and one or more proxmal surfaces.






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






20. Capable of killing a wide variety of microbes






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






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






23. Farthest from the midline






24. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. To stick or glue two items together






34. Partial removal of the pulp tissue






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






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






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






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






39. Natural teeth of the dental arch






40. Darker-colored border around the lips






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






42. The most distal aspect of the maxilla






43. Procedure of scaling and polishing teeth to prevent disease






44. Ability to retain or hold something on place






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






46. Known as the chin






47. 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.






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






49. Bone like covering of the root






50. Hard and soft tissue forming the roof of the mouth






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