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1. Bone surronding the teeth






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






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






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






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






6. Artistically pleasing and beautiful appearance






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






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






9. Upper jaw that consists of two maxillary bones






10. To stick or glue two items together






11. Darker-colored border around the lips






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






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






14. Winglike tip of the outer side of the nostril






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






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






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






18. Partial removal of the pulp tissue






19. Bone like covering of the root






20. Adjacent to the lips and cheeks






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






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






23. The most distal aspect of the maxilla






24. Denoting the area between two teeth






25. 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






26. Known as the chin






27. Any visible organic debris - blood saliva and other body fluids






28. Able to restore or bring back natural appearance






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






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






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






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






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






34. 1/2 of one dental arch






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






36. An artificial body part






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






38. Round surfaces of the teeth






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






40. Forms the back of the base of the skull






41. Biting surface of the two front teeth






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






43. Capable of killing a wide variety of microbes






44. 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.






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






46. Mixture of alloys with MERCURY






47. Procedure of scaling and polishing teeth to prevent disease






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






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






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