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






2. (PA) region at the end of the roots of teeth






3. The weekly monitoring using biologic indicators in each sterilizer






4. Natural teeth of the dental arch






5. 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.






6. To stick or glue two items together






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






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






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






10. Instrument for sterilization by means of moist heat under pressure






11. Biting surface of the two front teeth






12. 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.






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






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






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






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






17. Bone like covering of the root






18. Lining of the oral cavity






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






20. Farthest from the midline






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






22. Tooth structure that connects the tooth to the jaw






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






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






25. Creates the prominence of the cheek






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






27. Posterior tooth with two cusps for tearing and chewing






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






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






30. Mixture of two or more metals






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






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






33. 1/2 of one dental arch






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






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






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






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






38. 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.






39. Mixture of alloys with MERCURY






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






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






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






43. Known as the chin






44. The portion of a radiograph that is white or light. The whiter it is the lighter it will be. ( eg - teeth - fillings - crowns)






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






46. Towards the tongue






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






48. Round surfaces of the teeth






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






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







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