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1. The weekly monitoring using biologic indicators in each sterilizer






2. The portion of a radiograph that is white or light. The whiter it is the lighter it will be. ( eg - teeth - fillings - crowns)






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






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






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






6. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






12. Ability to retain or hold something on place






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






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






15. Forms the back of the base of the skull






16. Biting surface of the two front teeth






17. Able to restore or bring back natural appearance






18. Deep grooves or pits






19. Lining of the oral cavity






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






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






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






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






24. The inner aspects of the dentin form the boundaries of the pulp chamber. Made up of blood vessels - and nerves that enter the the pulp chamber through the apical foramen. Receives and transmits stimuli.






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






26. Darker-colored border around the lips






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






28. The most distal aspect of the maxilla






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






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






31. Denoting the area between two teeth






32. Artistically pleasing and beautiful appearance






33. Bone surronding the teeth






34. Posterior tooth with two cusps for tearing and chewing






35. Tooth structure that connects the tooth to the jaw






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






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






38. Natural teeth of the dental arch






39. Mixture of two or more metals






40. 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






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






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






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






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






45. Workplace Hazards Materials Information System






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






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






48. Microscopic leakage (bacteria) at the interface of the tooth structure and the sealant or restoration






49. Winglike tip of the outer side of the nostril






50. Farthest from the midline







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