Test your basic knowledge |

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. An imaginary line running through the 'flattened out' arches - dividing the mouth into left and right arches- directly through the centrals






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






3. Procedure of scaling and polishing teeth to prevent disease






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






5. 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






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






7. Towards the tongue






8. Cartilaginous projection anterior to the external opening of the ear






9. A tooth that has not pushed through the gum and assumed its correct position in the dental arch






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






11. Bone surronding the teeth






12. Upper jaw that consists of two maxillary bones






13. Forms the back of the base of the skull






14. Winglike tip of the outer side of the nostril






15. 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.






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






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






18. 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.






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






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






21. Join the bridge of the nose






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






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






24. Shows the bones of the face and skull as well as the soft tissue of the face. Used for orthodontic - soft tissue profile and outside the mouth.






25. Forms the lower jaw and is the movable bone of the skull. Capable of movement through the Temporomandibular Joint.






26. Mixture of alloys with MERCURY






27. Known as the chin






28. 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)






29. Dentist specializing in oral diseses






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






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






32. The weekly monitoring using biologic indicators in each sterilizer






33. Dental specialist skilled in restoring or replacing teeth with fixed or removable prosthesis (appliance) - maintaining proper occlusion; treats facial deformities with artificial prostheses such as eyes - ears - and noses






34. Tooth structure that connects the tooth to the jaw






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






36. Deep grooves or pits






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






38. Natural teeth of the dental arch






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






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






41. To stick or glue two items together






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






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






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






45. Round surfaces of the teeth






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






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






48. 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






49. Lining of the oral cavity






50. The most distal aspect of the maxilla