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1. Procedure of scaling and polishing teeth to prevent disease






2. Able to restore or bring back natural appearance






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






4. Towards the tongue






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






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






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






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






9. The process that cleans and destroys FEW microorganisms






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






11. Denoting the area between two teeth






12. Hard covering of the crown of the tooth the hardest tissue of the body






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






14. 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)






15. Mixture of two or more metals






16. Capable of killing a wide variety of microbes






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






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






19. Mixture of alloys with MERCURY






20. Partial removal of the pulp tissue






21. To stick or glue two items together






22. Ability to retain or hold something on place






23. The most distal aspect of the maxilla






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






25. Workplace Hazards Materials Information System






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






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






28. Upper jaw that consists of two maxillary bones






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






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






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






32. Deep grooves or pits






33. Biting surface of the two front teeth






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






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






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






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






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






39. Tooth structure that connects the tooth to the jaw






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






41. 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.






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






43. Winglike tip of the outer side of the nostril






44. Bone like covering of the root






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






46. 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






47. Artistically pleasing and beautiful appearance






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






49. 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.






50. Join the bridge of the nose