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Dentistry
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health-sciences
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1. Forms the lower jaw and is the movable bone in the skull
Light Cured
prothesis
Direct Pulp Cap
Mandible
2. A bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth
alveolus
lingual
Denturist
palate
3. Bone like covering of the root
Pulp Cap
prophylaxis
Cementum
Distal
4. The angle at the cross of the mouth where the upper and lower lip meet
Labial Commissure
Microleakage
Biologic Monitor
Sanitize
5. Posterior tooth with two cusps for tearing and chewing
prothesis
bicuspid
Mental Protuberance
Sphenoid Bone
6. Bone surronding the teeth
aveolar process
abscess
PFM
plaque
7. Forms the forehead - part of the floor of the cranium and most of the root of the orbits
Periapical
Frontal Bone
Labii or Labia
Denturist
8. An infection of a tooth - soft tissue or bone
Maxilla
Tartar
Radiopaque
abscess
9. Partial removal of the pulp tissue
Onlay
pulpotomy
Temporal Bones
Incisal
10. Post to buildup and replace lost tooth structure and retain crown
Autoclave
Pulp Cap
Post and Core
Philtrum
11. Procelain fused to metal crown - restoration with metal coping (for strength) covered by porcelain (for appearance).
PFM
Amalgam
mandible
abscess
12. Specialty that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of dental pulp
Radiolucent
Endodontics
Galvanic
Auto-cured
13. Denoting the area between two teeth
Ala
prophylaxis
Interproximal
Endodontics
14. Used to treat a pulp that has been minutely exposed during a procedure while preparing a tooth
Mastoid Process
Ethmoid
Direct Pulp Cap
Ala
15. Known as the chin
quadrant
Mental Protuberance
palate
Temporal Bones
16. Material hardens as a result of a chemical reaction of the material being mixed together
Microleakage
pulpotomy
Auto-cured
Distal
17. Forms part if the floor of the cranium - orbit and nasal cavity
Ethmoid
Cephalometric film Radiograph (Ceph)
pulpotomy
PFM
18. Divided into two sections - the cranium and the face
oral pathologist
Biologic Monitor
prosthodontist
kull
19. Ability to retain or hold something on place
Porcelain Veneer
Retention
Distal
Amalgam
20. Towards the tongue
lingual
Panorex Radiograph (Pan)
Cementum
Gold
21. Tooth structure that connects the tooth to the jaw
Root
periodontist
Sanitize
plaque
22. Soft yellow corrosive resistant metal used in making indirect restorations
Esthetic
Disinfect
Gold
Mandible
23. To stick or glue two items together
Adhere
quadrant
Endodontics
Galvanic
24. Electrical current that takes place when two different metals come together
Galvanic
post
Bioburden
Amalgam
25. Duration of the germicidal solution is effective after it is prepared for use
Philtrum
Cementum
Use-life
Occipital Bone
26. Process of removing pulp of a tooth and filling ir with an inert material.
Alloy
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Root Canal Therapy
dentition
27. 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.
post
mucosa
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Labial Commissure
28. Lining of the oral cavity
abscess
pulpotomy
Retromolar Pad
mucosa
29. 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.
mucosa
Direct Pulp Cap
Post and Core
Cephalometric film Radiograph (Ceph)
30. Dental specialist treating the gums and supporting soft and hard tissues retaining natural teeth and the surgical placement of dental implants
Occipital Bone
Sealants
periodontist
Ethmoid
31. 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)
Sterilize
Light Cured
Indirect Pulp Cap
palate
32. Common term for dental calculus - a hard deposit that adheres to teeth; produces rough surfaces taht attracts plaque
Tartar
Ultrasonic Cleaner
Root
inlay
33. The bone that supports the tooth in its position within the jaw.
alveolar bone
Bioburden
Facial
Dentin
34. Join the bridge of the nose
Occipital Bone
prothesis
Nasal Bones
Sealants
35. Reserved - or finished by a chemical or physical process
alveolar bone
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Cured
Direct Pulp Cap
36. Material does not harden until it has been exposed to a curing light
Facial
Light Cured
Apicoectomy
Bite-wing Radiograph (BW)
37. 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
Mental Protuberance
Broad-spectrum activity
Broad-spectrum activity
Apicoectomy
38. 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
Tragus
prothesis
Porcelain Veneer
Sterilize
39. Forms the sides and the base of the cranium - each temporal bone encloses the ear and contains the bony passage of the outer ear
Auto-cured
Temporal Bones
Indirect Pulp Cap
Root
40. Hard covering of the crown of the tooth the hardest tissue of the body
enamel
Frontal Bone
Vermilion Border
Panorex Radiograph (Pan)
41. An artificial body part
prothesis
Pulp Cap
pulpotomy
Sealants
42. Instrument that loosens and removes debris bu sound waves traveling through liquid. It does NOT disinfect or sterilize
Cured
Pulpectomy
Ultrasonic Cleaner
dentition
43. (PA) region at the end of the roots of teeth
Amalgam
Zygomatic Process
Periapical
prothesis
44. Complete removal of the pulp (commonly done in children's teeth)
Parietal Bone
Pulpectomy
Sealants
Periapical Radiograph (PA)
45. Farthest from the midline
Distal
Mental Protuberance
prothesis
Cured
46. The most distal aspect of the maxilla
Biologic Monitor
Gold
Amalgam
Tuberosity
47. Darker-colored border around the lips
Interproximal
Vermilion Border
pulpotomy
Galvanic
48. Major tissue composing teeth - covered by the enamel in the crown and a protective layer of cementum in the root
Vermilion Border
Mandible
Dentin
Alloy
49. Procedure of scaling and polishing teeth to prevent disease
oral pathologist
prophylaxis
Adhere
Disinfect
50. Dentist specializing in oral diseses
PFM
oral pathologist
Esthetic
Root