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1. Adjacent to the lips and cheeks






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






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






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






5. Procedure of scaling and polishing teeth to prevent disease






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






7. Creates the prominence of the cheek






8. 1/2 of one dental arch






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






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






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






12. The process that cleans and destroys FEW microorganisms






13. Mixture of two or more metals






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






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






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






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






18. 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.






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






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






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






22. Biting surface of the two front teeth






23. Known as the chin






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






25. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






31. Posterior tooth with two cusps for tearing and chewing






32. Darker-colored border around the lips






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






34. Partial removal of the pulp tissue






35. 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.






36. Ability to retain or hold something on place






37. To stick or glue two items together






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






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






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






41. Tooth-cloured restoration made of porcelain - cemeted or bonded in place






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






43. Upper jaw that consists of two maxillary bones






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






45. Capable of killing a wide variety of microbes






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






47. Winglike tip of the outer side of the nostril






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






49. Tooth structure that connects the tooth to the jaw






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