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1. 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.






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






4. Artistically pleasing and beautiful appearance






5. 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






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






7. Forms the back of the base of the skull






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






9. To stick or glue two items together






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






11. Biting surface of the two front teeth






12. 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.






13. Natural teeth of the dental arch






14. Join the bridge of the nose






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






16. Lining of the oral cavity






17. Dentist specializing in oral diseses






18. 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.






19. Upper jaw that consists of two maxillary bones






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






21. Capable of killing a wide variety of microbes






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






23. 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)






24. The process that cleans and destroys FEW microorganisms






25. Forms the anterior part of the base of the skull






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






27. 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.






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






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






30. Hard - white - translucent ceramic made by firing then glazing






31. Creates the prominence of the cheek






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






33. Procedure of scaling and polishing teeth to prevent disease






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






35. Major tissue composing teeth - covered by the enamel in the crown and a protective layer of cementum in the root






36. Towards the tongue






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






38. 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.






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






40. Known as the chin






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






42. The weekly monitoring using biologic indicators in each sterilizer






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






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






45. Bone surronding the teeth






46. Mixture of alloys with MERCURY






47. 1/2 of one dental arch






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






49. 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.






50. An artificial body part