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Dentistry
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health-sciences
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dentistry
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1. Forms the lower jaw and is the movable bone in the skull
Mandible
Occipital Bone
plaque
Porcelain
2. 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
Disinfect
Light Cured
Vermilion Border
Porcelain Veneer
3. Creates the prominence of the cheek
Zygomatic Process
Root Canal Therapy
Tragus
abscess
4. Hard - brittle - heat resistant material such as clay; a type of material similar to the used in dishes of pottery
Ceramic
Mental Protuberance
alveolus
Panorex Radiograph (Pan)
5. A bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth
Auto-cured
cusp
alveolus
Dentin
6. Tooth-cloured restoration made of porcelain - cemeted or bonded in place
inlay
Porcelain inlay or only
prothesis
Mental Protuberance
7. Any visible organic debris - blood saliva and other body fluids
Sphenoid Bone
Root
abscess
Bioburden
8. 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.
Post and Core
Onlay
periodontist
Porcelain
9. The most distal aspect of the maxilla
Tuberosity
Periapical
alveolus
abscess
10. Hard - white - translucent ceramic made by firing then glazing
Vermilion Border
Porcelain
midline
Retention
11. The process where SOME forms of microorganisms are destroyed. it does not destroy spores and resistant viruses.
Light Cured
Restorative
enamel
Disinfect
12. The bone that supports the tooth in its position within the jaw.
alveolar bone
Use-life
Sphenoid Bone
Zygomatic Process
13. The weekly monitoring using biologic indicators in each sterilizer
Apicoectomy
Bioburden
Galvanic
Biologic Monitor
14. Round surfaces of the teeth
dentition
gingiva
Porcelain inlay or only
cusp
15. Used for deep caries when there is a danger of exposing the pulp if all the carries are removed
Light Cured
Indirect Pulp Cap
Mental Protuberance
Occipital Bone
16. Forms the back of the base of the skull
Direct Pulp Cap
Occipital Bone
Unerupted tooth
Gold
17. Known as the chin
Nasal Bones
Apical Foramen
Light Cured
Mental Protuberance
18. Capable of killing a wide variety of microbes
Retention
Broad-spectrum activity
gingiva
fissure
19. Join the bridge of the nose
PFM
Nasal Bones
Esthetic
Unerupted tooth
20. (PA) region at the end of the roots of teeth
Sphenoid Bone
aveolar process
Periapical
Root
21. 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.
Denturist
Zygomatic Process
plaque
post
22. Specialty that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of dental pulp
Endodontics
Broad-spectrum activity
Occipital Bone
Facial
23. Soft tissue surronding the teeth - the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth
Tartar
Zygomatic Process
gingiva
Root Canal Therapy
24. Natural teeth of the dental arch
cusp
Use-life
Retention
dentition
25. Hard and soft tissue forming the roof of the mouth
Mastoid Process
palate
prophylaxis
Labii or Labia
26. Soft - sticky white substance that accumulates on teeth; composed of bacteria and food debris due to inadequate dental hygiene
enamel
Ala
Incisal
plaque
27. Dental specialist treating the gums and supporting soft and hard tissues retaining natural teeth and the surgical placement of dental implants
periodontist
Root
Broad-spectrum activity
pulpotomy
28. Deep grooves or pits
fissure
pulp
mucosa
enamel
29. Towards the tongue
fissure
lingual
Cementum
Ala
30. Projection of the temporal bone located just behind the ear
Pulpectomy
Mastoid Process
Microleakage
pulp
31. 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
Tartar
PFM
Apicoectomy
Porcelain Veneer
32. An imaginary line running through the 'flattened out' arches - dividing the mouth into left and right arches- directly through the centrals
prosthodontist
midline
Denturist
Zygomatic Process
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
Sterilize
Light Cured
Mental Protuberance
prosthodontist
34. Procedure of scaling and polishing teeth to prevent disease
lingual
prophylaxis
Pulpectomy
Dentin
35. Forms the lower jaw and is the movable bone of the skull. Capable of movement through the Temporomandibular Joint.
mandible
Adhere
PFM
Bite-wing Radiograph (BW)
36. Darker-colored border around the lips
Facial
Vermilion Border
prophylaxis
Labial Commissure
37. Posterior tooth with two cusps for tearing and chewing
Bite-wing Radiograph (BW)
prophylaxis
Esthetic
bicuspid
38. Major tissue composing teeth - covered by the enamel in the crown and a protective layer of cementum in the root
Dentin
pulp
Ceramic
Mental Protuberance
39. Partial removal of the pulp tissue
pontic
Indirect Pulp Cap
Mandible
pulpotomy
40. The natural opening at the end of the root.
prophylaxis
Philtrum
Light Cured
Apical Foramen
41. Mixture of two or more metals
Pulpectomy
Denturist
Cephalometric film Radiograph (Ceph)
Alloy
42. Cartilaginous projection anterior to the external opening of the ear
Use-life
Ala
Tragus
Sterilize
43. Tooth structure that connects the tooth to the jaw
Root
pulp
Temporal Bones
Indirect Pulp Cap
44. Material does not harden until it has been exposed to a curing light
Light Cured
Retention
Bite-wing Radiograph (BW)
Autoclave
45. A cast or porcelain restoration involving the occlusal surface and one or more proxmal surfaces.
Broad-spectrum activity
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Labii or Labia
inlay
46. The gateway to the oral cavity also known as the lips
Labii or Labia
Tragus
Vermilion Border
fissure
47. Farthest from the midline
plaque
palate
Distal
Ultrasonic Cleaner
48. Denoting the area between two teeth
Porcelain
Unerupted tooth
Interproximal
oral pathologist
49. The part of a fixed bridge that is suspended between abutments and replaces a missing tooth; a fixed appliance
Tartar
Apical Foramen
pontic
Sanitize
50. Post to buildup and replace lost tooth structure and retain crown
Post and Core
abscess
Auto-cured
Amalgam