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Dentistry
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health-sciences
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dentistry
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1. Hard - brittle - heat resistant material such as clay; a type of material similar to the used in dishes of pottery
Ceramic
Zygomatic Process
Mandible
Broad-spectrum activity
2. Partial removal of the pulp tissue
Bioburden
Use-life
pulpotomy
Galvanic
3. Adjacent to the lips and cheeks
Nasal Bones
prothesis
Facial
alveolus
4. Forms the sides and the base of the cranium - each temporal bone encloses the ear and contains the bony passage of the outer ear
Temporal Bones
Direct Pulp Cap
Endodontics
Facial
5. Common term for dental calculus - a hard deposit that adheres to teeth; produces rough surfaces taht attracts plaque
Indirect Pulp Cap
Light Cured
oral pathologist
Tartar
6. Major tissue composing teeth - covered by the enamel in the crown and a protective layer of cementum in the root
Nasal Bones
Dentin
Cephalometric film Radiograph (Ceph)
post
7. Ability to retain or hold something on place
Esthetic
Gold
Retention
Occipital Bone
8. Forms the back of the base of the skull
Occipital Bone
Periapical
Cementum
gingiva
9. Dentist specializing in oral diseses
oral pathologist
Unerupted tooth
Bioburden
lingual
10. 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.
Onlay
Panorex Radiograph (Pan)
Vermilion Border
Pulpectomy
11. Creates the prominence of the cheek
kull
Zygomatic Process
prothesis
Disinfect
12. An imaginary line running through the 'flattened out' arches - dividing the mouth into left and right arches- directly through the centrals
periodontist
midline
mucosa
Porcelain
13. Complete removal of the pulp (commonly done in children's teeth)
Broad-spectrum activity
Apical Foramen
Esthetic
Pulpectomy
14. Natural teeth of the dental arch
fissure
Mastoid Process
dentition
Labial Commissure
15. (PA) region at the end of the roots of teeth
Periapical
Galvanic
Bioburden
prophylaxis
16. 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
Tuberosity
inlay
Porcelain Veneer
Distal
17. Instrument that loosens and removes debris bu sound waves traveling through liquid. It does NOT disinfect or sterilize
Mastoid Process
Panorex Radiograph (Pan)
aveolar process
Ultrasonic Cleaner
18. Used to examine the entire tooth (crown to root) and supporting bone. Able to see the whole tooth. Used for seeing abscesses.
Temporal Bones
Autoclave
Light Cured
Periapical Radiograph (PA)
19. The part of a fixed bridge that is suspended between abutments and replaces a missing tooth; a fixed appliance
pulpotomy
Porcelain
pontic
Onlay
20. Farthest from the midline
Microleakage
alveolus
Distal
kull
21. Forms the lower jaw and is the movable bone in the skull
Indirect Pulp Cap
Mandible
Radiolucent
aveolar process
22. A bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth
Tartar
Temporal Bones
palate
alveolus
23. Artistically pleasing and beautiful appearance
Root Canal Therapy
prophylaxis
Use-life
Esthetic
24. Any visible organic debris - blood saliva and other body fluids
prothesis
pulpotomy
Bioburden
Sanitize
25. Divided into two sections - the cranium and the face
kull
inlay
Root
Indirect Pulp Cap
26. Round surfaces of the teeth
pulp
cusp
Vermilion Border
Direct Pulp Cap
27. Material does not harden until it has been exposed to a curing light
Ceramic
Light Cured
Apical Foramen
lingual
28. Forms the lower jaw and is the movable bone of the skull. Capable of movement through the Temporomandibular Joint.
Occipital Bone
mandible
Sanitize
Temporal Bones
29. Microscopic leakage (bacteria) at the interface of the tooth structure and the sealant or restoration
Microleakage
Amalgam
Indirect Pulp Cap
Root Canal Therapy
30. Used to treat a pulp that has been minutely exposed during a procedure while preparing a tooth
prophylaxis
Unerupted tooth
Direct Pulp Cap
Retromolar Pad
31. Forms the anterior part of the base of the skull
kull
Sphenoid Bone
periodontist
Amalgam
32. The portion of a radiograph that is white or light. The whiter it is the lighter it will be. ( eg - teeth - fillings - crowns)
midline
Radiopaque
Post and Core
post
33. The gateway to the oral cavity also known as the lips
pontic
Nasal Bones
Labii or Labia
Pulp Cap
34. Soft yellow corrosive resistant metal used in making indirect restorations
Cephalometric film Radiograph (Ceph)
dentition
Gold
alveolus
35. Towards the tongue
pulp
abscess
lingual
Maxilla
36. The most distal aspect of the maxilla
WHMIS
Frontal Bone
Ethmoid
Tuberosity
37. Winglike tip of the outer side of the nostril
enamel
Temporal Bones
Ala
Microleakage
38. 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.
Panorex Radiograph (Pan)
PFM
Ceramic
Sphenoid Bone
39. 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.
pulpotomy
Ala
Cephalometric film Radiograph (Ceph)
Tuberosity
40. Duration of the germicidal solution is effective after it is prepared for use
Use-life
Sanitize
Onlay
fissure
41. Specialty that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of dental pulp
Endodontics
mandible
Auto-cured
Root Canal Therapy
42. Capable of killing a wide variety of microbes
Broad-spectrum activity
Gold
fissure
Bite-wing Radiograph (BW)
43. Bone like covering of the root
Tartar
Panorex Radiograph (Pan)
Cementum
post
44. Forms most of the roof of the upper sides of the cranium
Periapical
Maxilla
Parietal Bone
Use-life
45. Electrical current that takes place when two different metals come together
midline
prosthodontist
Galvanic
Frontal Bone
46. Pad of tissue behind the last molar on the mandible.
Post and Core
lingual
Retromolar Pad
alveolar bone
47. Procedure of scaling and polishing teeth to prevent disease
alveolar bone
Galvanic
prophylaxis
pulp
48. Any visible organic debris (eg - blood - saliva and other body fluids)
Bioburden
Disinfect
Pulp Cap
Microleakage
49. 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
post
Sealants
Porcelain
Apicoectomy
50. 1/2 of one dental arch
Maxilla
post
Pulpectomy
quadrant