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1. Used for deep caries when there is a danger of exposing the pulp if all the carries are removed






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






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






4. Used to examine the entire tooth (crown to root) and supporting bone. Able to see the whole tooth. Used for seeing abscesses.






5. Bone like covering of the root






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






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






8. Natural teeth of the dental arch






9. Procelain fused to metal crown - restoration with metal coping (for strength) covered by porcelain (for appearance).






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






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






12. Denoting the area between two teeth






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






14. 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.






15. 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)






16. Posterior tooth with two cusps for tearing and chewing






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






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






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






20. Tooth structure that connects the tooth to the jaw






21. Deep grooves or pits






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






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






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






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






26. Workplace Hazards Materials Information System






27. Creates the prominence of the cheek






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






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






30. Common term for dental calculus - a hard deposit that adheres to teeth; produces rough surfaces taht attracts plaque






31. 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.






32. The most distal aspect of the maxilla






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






34. The weekly monitoring using biologic indicators in each sterilizer






35. Round surfaces of the teeth






36. Capable of killing a wide variety of microbes






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






38. An infection of a tooth - soft tissue or bone






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






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






41. Partial removal of the pulp tissue






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






43. Join the bridge of the nose






44. The process that cleans and destroys FEW microorganisms






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






46. Known as the chin






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






48. Divided into two sections - the cranium and the face






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






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







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