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1. Creates the prominence of the cheek






2. To stick or glue two items together






3. Ability to retain or hold something on place






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






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






6. Deep grooves or pits






7. Round surfaces of the teeth






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






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






10. Soft yellow corrosive resistant metal used in making indirect restorations






11. Darker-colored border around the lips






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






13. Mixture of two or more metals






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






15. Bone like covering of the root






16. Any visible organic debris (eg - blood - saliva and other body fluids)






17. 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.






18. Procedure of scaling and polishing teeth to prevent disease






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






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






21. 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.






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






23. 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.






24. Thin resin matierial bonded in the pits and fissures of thee for the prevention of decay






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






26. Winglike tip of the outer side of the nostril






27. Farthest from the midline






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






29. Forms the forehead - part of the floor of the cranium and most of the root of the orbits






30. 1/2 of one dental arch






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






32. Bone surronding the teeth






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






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






35. Posterior tooth with two cusps for tearing and chewing






36. Upper jaw that consists of two maxillary bones






37. Dentist specializing in oral diseses






38. 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)






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






40. The most distal aspect of the maxilla






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






42. Known as the chin






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






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






45. 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.






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






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






48. Mixture of alloys with MERCURY






49. 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






50. Natural teeth of the dental arch