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1. Process of removing pulp of a tooth and filling ir with an inert material.






2. 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.






3. 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






4. Round surfaces of the teeth






5. Join the bridge of the nose






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






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






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






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






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






11. Towards the tongue






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






13. Capable of killing a wide variety of microbes






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






15. The process that cleans and destroys FEW microorganisms






16. 1/2 of one dental arch






17. Creates the prominence of the cheek






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






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






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






21. Soft yellow corrosive resistant metal used in making indirect restorations






22. Used to examine the entire tooth (crown to root) and supporting bone. Able to see the whole tooth. Used for seeing abscesses.






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






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






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






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






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






29. The most distal aspect of the maxilla






30. Posterior tooth with two cusps for tearing and chewing






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. Capable of killing a wide variety of microbes






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






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






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






36. Winglike tip of the outer side of the nostril






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






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






39. Procedure of scaling and polishing teeth to prevent disease






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






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






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






43. Denoting the area between two teeth






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






45. 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






46. Farthest from the midline






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






48. Able to restore or bring back natural appearance






49. 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)






50. Mixture of two or more metals