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1. Posterior tooth with two cusps for tearing and chewing






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






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






4. Ability to retain or hold something on place






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






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






7. Hard - white - translucent ceramic made by firing then glazing






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






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






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






11. A lab tech who works directly with patients to fabricate dentures






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






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






14. Dentist specializing in oral diseses






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






16. Duration of the germicidal solution is effective after it is prepared for use






17. Artistically pleasing and beautiful appearance






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






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






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






21. Towards the tongue






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






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






24. Denoting the area between two teeth






25. An artificial body part






26. The most distal aspect of the maxilla






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






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






29. Workplace Hazards Materials Information System






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






31. 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.






32. Forms the back of the base of the skull






33. Creates the prominence of the cheek






34. Post to buildup and replace lost tooth structure and retain crown






35. 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)






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






37. To stick or glue two items together






38. 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.






39. Winglike tip of the outer side of the nostril






40. 1/2 of one dental arch






41. 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






42. Capable of killing a wide variety of microbes






43. Round surfaces of the teeth






44. Known as the chin






45. Darker-colored border around the lips






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






47. Electrical current that takes place when two different metals come together






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






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






50. Join the bridge of the nose