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Dentistry
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health-sciences
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dentistry
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1. Towards the tongue
lingual
Mandible
Restorative
Tartar
2. The weekly monitoring using biologic indicators in each sterilizer
Broad-spectrum activity
Biologic Monitor
Unerupted tooth
Broad-spectrum activity
3. The process that cleans and destroys FEW microorganisms
Radiopaque
inlay
Ethmoid
Sanitize
4. Reserved - or finished by a chemical or physical process
Sealants
Cured
Bioburden
mandible
5. Forms the sides and the base of the cranium - each temporal bone encloses the ear and contains the bony passage of the outer ear
Temporal Bones
Unerupted tooth
kull
pulp
6. Known as the chin
Bioburden
Sphenoid Bone
Mental Protuberance
cusp
7. Forms the forehead - part of the floor of the cranium and most of the root of the orbits
periodontist
Endodontics
Amalgam
Frontal Bone
8. Tooth-cloured restoration made of porcelain - cemeted or bonded in place
Gold
oral pathologist
cusp
Porcelain inlay or only
9. Soft yellow corrosive resistant metal used in making indirect restorations
Gold
aveolar process
Broad-spectrum activity
Cured
10. A medicated covering over a small area of exposed pulp tissue
Periapical
Pulp Cap
Apicoectomy
Pulpectomy
11. The gateway to the oral cavity also known as the lips
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Labii or Labia
Amalgam
Philtrum
12. Instrument that loosens and removes debris bu sound waves traveling through liquid. It does NOT disinfect or sterilize
Pulpectomy
Ultrasonic Cleaner
dentition
Broad-spectrum activity
13. Common term for dental calculus - a hard deposit that adheres to teeth; produces rough surfaces taht attracts plaque
Incisal
gingiva
Tartar
Temporal Bones
14. The process where SOME forms of microorganisms are destroyed. it does not destroy spores and resistant viruses.
prothesis
Broad-spectrum activity
Disinfect
Indirect Pulp Cap
15. Dentist specializing in oral diseses
inlay
oral pathologist
Pulp Cap
Ethmoid
16. Used to examine the entire tooth (crown to root) and supporting bone. Able to see the whole tooth. Used for seeing abscesses.
Radiopaque
Periapical Radiograph (PA)
Alloy
Retromolar Pad
17. Natural teeth of the dental arch
dentition
Light Cured
bicuspid
Radiolucent
18. Posterior tooth with two cusps for tearing and chewing
Pulp Cap
bicuspid
Esthetic
Parietal Bone
19. Forms part if the floor of the cranium - orbit and nasal cavity
Ethmoid
Apicoectomy
Amalgam
Bioburden
20. Forms the lower jaw and is the movable bone in the skull
Mandible
Labial Commissure
Porcelain
alveolus
21. An imaginary line running through the 'flattened out' arches - dividing the mouth into left and right arches- directly through the centrals
Mastoid Process
Auto-cured
midline
Pulpectomy
22. 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)
Frontal Bone
Sterilize
Labial Commissure
Endodontics
23. Artistically pleasing and beautiful appearance
prothesis
Radiopaque
pontic
Esthetic
24. Pad of tissue behind the last molar on the mandible.
Retromolar Pad
fissure
Direct Pulp Cap
Ultrasonic Cleaner
25. Soft tissue surronding the teeth - the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth
Pulp Cap
gingiva
Porcelain Veneer
bicuspid
26. Forms most of the roof of the upper sides of the cranium
Parietal Bone
Bioburden
Radiopaque
Cephalometric film Radiograph (Ceph)
27. Bone like covering of the root
Root Canal Therapy
Labial Commissure
Cementum
Labii or Labia
28. 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.
alveolus
Apical Foramen
Panorex Radiograph (Pan)
gingiva
29. Deep grooves or pits
Porcelain
Vermilion Border
Retromolar Pad
fissure
30. An infection of a tooth - soft tissue or bone
abscess
Mental Protuberance
Autoclave
Light Cured
31. Dental specialist treating the gums and supporting soft and hard tissues retaining natural teeth and the surgical placement of dental implants
Cementum
periodontist
Alloy
Labii or Labia
32. Soft - sticky white substance that accumulates on teeth; composed of bacteria and food debris due to inadequate dental hygiene
dentition
Root
Apicoectomy
plaque
33. Procelain fused to metal crown - restoration with metal coping (for strength) covered by porcelain (for appearance).
PFM
Incisal
Indirect Pulp Cap
Mastoid Process
34. Darker-colored border around the lips
Pulp Cap
Light Cured
Vermilion Border
PFM
35. 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
Denturist
mandible
Microleakage
36. The most distal aspect of the maxilla
Nasal Bones
Periapical
Gold
Tuberosity
37. Able to restore or bring back natural appearance
Bioburden
Restorative
Panorex Radiograph (Pan)
Sealants
38. To stick or glue two items together
Sphenoid Bone
gingiva
Radiolucent
Adhere
39. Divided into two sections - the cranium and the face
kull
lingual
PFM
Galvanic
40. A bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth
Distal
alveolus
Apicoectomy
Autoclave
41. An artificial body part
Zygomatic Process
Ala
Pulpectomy
prothesis
42. Adjacent to the lips and cheeks
Direct Pulp Cap
Frontal Bone
Facial
Unerupted tooth
43. Cast or porcelain restoration tht includes the occulsal table - both proximal and some or all of the cusp surfaces to avoid future fracture. has less tooth sensitivity with onlays and with last longer than amalgam or composite fillings.
Gold
Onlay
Amalgam
Apicoectomy
44. Material hardens as a result of a chemical reaction of the material being mixed together
Ala
Radiopaque
pulpotomy
Auto-cured
45. The bone that supports the tooth in its position within the jaw.
Porcelain
plaque
Sanitize
alveolar bone
46. (PA) region at the end of the roots of teeth
Maxilla
Cured
Frontal Bone
Periapical
47. The part of a fixed bridge that is suspended between abutments and replaces a missing tooth; a fixed appliance
Bioburden
pontic
Porcelain Veneer
Light Cured
48. Denoting the area between two teeth
Interproximal
Bite-wing Radiograph (BW)
Incisal
bicuspid
49. Biting surface of the two front teeth
Tragus
Use-life
Incisal
periodontist
50. The natural opening at the end of the root.
Apical Foramen
Labii or Labia
Unerupted tooth
Sanitize