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Dentistry
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health-sciences
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dentistry
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1. 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.
Panorex Radiograph (Pan)
Endodontics
Mental Protuberance
Disinfect
2. Procelain fused to metal crown - restoration with metal coping (for strength) covered by porcelain (for appearance).
Unerupted tooth
Disinfect
cusp
PFM
3. Common term for dental calculus - a hard deposit that adheres to teeth; produces rough surfaces taht attracts plaque
Porcelain
Ultrasonic Cleaner
Tartar
Labii or Labia
4. Forms the back of the base of the skull
Apical Foramen
Occipital Bone
Sterilize
oral pathologist
5. Process of removing pulp of a tooth and filling ir with an inert material.
prophylaxis
Root Canal Therapy
Cephalometric film Radiograph (Ceph)
Tartar
6. Post to buildup and replace lost tooth structure and retain crown
Mental Protuberance
Post and Core
plaque
Nasal Bones
7. Workplace Hazards Materials Information System
Porcelain Veneer
Onlay
WHMIS
plaque
8. Pad of tissue behind the last molar on the mandible.
enamel
midline
Maxilla
Retromolar Pad
9. Used to treat a pulp that has been minutely exposed during a procedure while preparing a tooth
Parietal Bone
Ethmoid
Direct Pulp Cap
mandible
10. Natural teeth of the dental arch
dentition
Mastoid Process
Root Canal Therapy
cusp
11. Capable of killing a wide variety of microbes
Broad-spectrum activity
Alloy
Periapical Radiograph (PA)
Tartar
12. Dentist specializing in oral diseses
Porcelain inlay or only
Temporal Bones
oral pathologist
Restorative
13. 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.
Retention
plaque
Onlay
Broad-spectrum activity
14. Microscopic leakage (bacteria) at the interface of the tooth structure and the sealant or restoration
WHMIS
Microleakage
alveolar bone
Mandible
15. Forms the anterior part of the base of the skull
Radiopaque
Sphenoid Bone
prothesis
abscess
16. Denoting the area between two teeth
Interproximal
kull
Bite-wing Radiograph (BW)
Biologic Monitor
17. Darker-colored border around the lips
Dentin
Vermilion Border
post
Distal
18. 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
Apicoectomy
Ala
Root
Unerupted tooth
19. Projection of the temporal bone located just behind the ear
Mastoid Process
Nasal Bones
Distal
Broad-spectrum activity
20. Forms the lower jaw and is the movable bone in the skull
Mandible
Ceramic
Galvanic
Porcelain inlay or only
21. Thin resin matierial bonded in the pits and fissures of thee for the prevention of decay
Light Cured
Sealants
Panorex Radiograph (Pan)
Biologic Monitor
22. 1/2 of one dental arch
dentition
post
quadrant
Indirect Pulp Cap
23. Biting surface of the two front teeth
Cementum
abscess
Incisal
Biologic Monitor
24. A bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth
palate
Temporal Bones
alveolus
Periapical Radiograph (PA)
25. Any visible organic debris (eg - blood - saliva and other body fluids)
Bioburden
plaque
pulp
cusp
26. Soft - sticky white substance that accumulates on teeth; composed of bacteria and food debris due to inadequate dental hygiene
Cured
plaque
PFM
Periapical
27. Hard covering of the crown of the tooth the hardest tissue of the body
kull
Mental Protuberance
enamel
lingual
28. Electrical current that takes place when two different metals come together
Sphenoid Bone
Radiopaque
Auto-cured
Galvanic
29. Join the bridge of the nose
Post and Core
Nasal Bones
Sanitize
kull
30. Adjacent to the lips and cheeks
Cementum
Porcelain
Facial
Frontal Bone
31. Able to restore or bring back natural appearance
Alloy
mucosa
dentition
Restorative
32. Any visible organic debris - blood saliva and other body fluids
Vermilion Border
Broad-spectrum activity
Bioburden
Adhere
33. Specialty that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of dental pulp
fissure
Philtrum
Parietal Bone
Endodontics
34. Major tissue composing teeth - covered by the enamel in the crown and a protective layer of cementum in the root
WHMIS
Tartar
Dentin
Tuberosity
35. Partial removal of the pulp tissue
Direct Pulp Cap
Autoclave
Porcelain
pulpotomy
36. 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.
Ceramic
Auto-cured
post
Endodontics
37. An imaginary line running through the 'flattened out' arches - dividing the mouth into left and right arches- directly through the centrals
Gold
Mastoid Process
Bite-wing Radiograph (BW)
midline
38. The part of a fixed bridge that is suspended between abutments and replaces a missing tooth; a fixed appliance
pontic
Interproximal
mucosa
Esthetic
39. Used for deep caries when there is a danger of exposing the pulp if all the carries are removed
Root
post
Indirect Pulp Cap
Bioburden
40. Ability to retain or hold something on place
Retention
Dentin
Retromolar Pad
Esthetic
41. (PA) region at the end of the roots of teeth
Restorative
Endodontics
midline
Periapical
42. Hard - white - translucent ceramic made by firing then glazing
Maxilla
Gold
Distal
Porcelain
43. Duration of the germicidal solution is effective after it is prepared for use
Retromolar Pad
Labial Commissure
palate
Use-life
44. An infection of a tooth - soft tissue or bone
fissure
Zygomatic Process
Biologic Monitor
abscess
45. Forms part if the floor of the cranium - orbit and nasal cavity
Parietal Bone
Panorex Radiograph (Pan)
Radiopaque
Ethmoid
46. Bone surronding the teeth
aveolar process
Sealants
Dentin
Retention
47. The natural opening at the end of the root.
inlay
Tragus
Auto-cured
Apical Foramen
48. Known as the chin
Mental Protuberance
Denturist
Incisal
pontic
49. Soft tissue surronding the teeth - the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth
Onlay
gingiva
Philtrum
Adhere
50. Forms most of the roof of the upper sides of the cranium
Alloy
Parietal Bone
Bite-wing Radiograph (BW)
Incisal