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1. Join the bridge of the nose






2. To stick or glue two items together






3. 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






4. Dentist specializing in oral diseses






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






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






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






8. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. Capable of killing a wide variety of microbes






18. Able to restore or bring back natural appearance






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






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






21. 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






22. An artificial body part






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






24. Mixture of two or more metals






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






26. Capable of killing a wide variety of microbes






27. Partial removal of the pulp tissue






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






29. Mixture of alloys with MERCURY






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






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






32. The process that cleans and destroys FEW microorganisms






33. Round surfaces of the teeth






34. Dental specialist treating the gums and supporting soft and hard tissues retaining natural teeth and the surgical placement of dental implants






35. Workplace Hazards Materials Information System






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






37. 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.






38. Denoting the area between two teeth






39. Deep grooves or pits






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






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






42. Creates the prominence of the cheek






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






44. Pad of tissue behind the last molar on the mandible.






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






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






47. Bone surronding the teeth






48. Procedure of scaling and polishing teeth to prevent disease






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






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