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






2. Capable of killing a wide variety of microbes






3. Ability to retain or hold something on place






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






5. The weekly monitoring using biologic indicators in each sterilizer






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






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






8. 1/2 of one dental arch






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






10. Able to restore or bring back natural appearance






11. Darker-colored border around the lips






12. Bone like covering of the root






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






14. Known as the chin






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






16. 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.






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






18. An artificial body part






19. Upper jaw that consists of two maxillary bones






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






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






22. Creates the prominence of the cheek






23. Natural teeth of the dental arch






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






25. 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.






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






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.






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






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






30. Partial removal of the pulp tissue






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






32. Tooth structure that connects the tooth to the jaw






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






34. Adjacent to the lips and cheeks






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






36. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. Join the bridge of the nose






47. 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.






48. Denoting the area between two teeth






49. Posterior tooth with two cusps for tearing and chewing






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