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Dentistry
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health-sciences
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dentistry
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1. Creates the prominence of the cheek
Mandible
quadrant
Zygomatic Process
oral pathologist
2. To stick or glue two items together
Light Cured
fissure
Biologic Monitor
Adhere
3. Ability to retain or hold something on place
pulpotomy
Restorative
Vermilion Border
Retention
4. The gateway to the oral cavity also known as the lips
Facial
Biologic Monitor
Labii or Labia
bicuspid
5. The process where SOME forms of microorganisms are destroyed. it does not destroy spores and resistant viruses.
Direct Pulp Cap
Disinfect
Incisal
Light Cured
6. Deep grooves or pits
Amalgam
Radiolucent
fissure
Cured
7. Round surfaces of the teeth
prothesis
cusp
fissure
Temporal Bones
8. Hard covering of the crown of the tooth the hardest tissue of the body
alveolus
Denturist
inlay
enamel
9. The part of a fixed bridge that is suspended between abutments and replaces a missing tooth; a fixed appliance
pontic
prothesis
Bioburden
pulpotomy
10. Soft yellow corrosive resistant metal used in making indirect restorations
Disinfect
Periapical Radiograph (PA)
WHMIS
Gold
11. Darker-colored border around the lips
Sanitize
Periapical
Vermilion Border
Cementum
12. Material does not harden until it has been exposed to a curing light
Vermilion Border
Auto-cured
Unerupted tooth
Light Cured
13. Mixture of two or more metals
alveolar bone
Incisal
Microleakage
Alloy
14. Specialty that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of dental pulp
Cementum
Unerupted tooth
Tuberosity
Endodontics
15. Bone like covering of the root
Cementum
cusp
Microleakage
Mental Protuberance
16. Any visible organic debris (eg - blood - saliva and other body fluids)
WHMIS
Bioburden
Sphenoid Bone
Tragus
17. 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.
Pulp Cap
Maxilla
Nasal Bones
pulp
18. Procedure of scaling and polishing teeth to prevent disease
Ala
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Interproximal
prophylaxis
19. Instrument that loosens and removes debris bu sound waves traveling through liquid. It does NOT disinfect or sterilize
Ultrasonic Cleaner
Bite-wing Radiograph (BW)
Ceramic
Philtrum
20. Soft tissue surronding the teeth - the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth
gingiva
prothesis
Tartar
plaque
21. 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.
palate
Panorex Radiograph (Pan)
inlay
Frontal Bone
22. The angle at the cross of the mouth where the upper and lower lip meet
Labial Commissure
Galvanic
Dentin
Facial
23. 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.
inlay
post
Restorative
Auto-cured
24. Thin resin matierial bonded in the pits and fissures of thee for the prevention of decay
Sealants
Philtrum
Porcelain Veneer
Disinfect
25. Microscopic leakage (bacteria) at the interface of the tooth structure and the sealant or restoration
Use-life
Maxilla
Apicoectomy
Microleakage
26. Winglike tip of the outer side of the nostril
WHMIS
Root Canal Therapy
Ala
Porcelain
27. Farthest from the midline
prophylaxis
Distal
Apical Foramen
palate
28. The portion of the radiograph that is dark or black (eg - pulp - cysts - abscesses - caries)
Interproximal
Bite-wing Radiograph (BW)
Apical Foramen
Radiolucent
29. Forms the forehead - part of the floor of the cranium and most of the root of the orbits
Frontal Bone
Autoclave
Ethmoid
Maxilla
30. 1/2 of one dental arch
Mandible
quadrant
Broad-spectrum activity
lingual
31. Duration of the germicidal solution is effective after it is prepared for use
Use-life
Parietal Bone
Labial Commissure
Sealants
32. Bone surronding the teeth
bicuspid
pulp
aveolar process
Periapical Radiograph (PA)
33. Used to treat a pulp that has been minutely exposed during a procedure while preparing a tooth
Occipital Bone
Ultrasonic Cleaner
Ala
Direct Pulp Cap
34. Material hardens as a result of a chemical reaction of the material being mixed together
gingiva
Bioburden
Auto-cured
Tragus
35. Posterior tooth with two cusps for tearing and chewing
Root
bicuspid
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Microleakage
36. Upper jaw that consists of two maxillary bones
pontic
Maxilla
midline
Distal
37. Dentist specializing in oral diseses
Root Canal Therapy
oral pathologist
Root
Porcelain inlay or only
38. 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)
Dentin
Porcelain
Sterilize
Porcelain Veneer
39. An infection of a tooth - soft tissue or bone
plaque
prothesis
abscess
Porcelain Veneer
40. The most distal aspect of the maxilla
Tuberosity
mucosa
Auto-cured
Sterilize
41. A bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth
alveolus
lingual
Periapical Radiograph (PA)
Endodontics
42. Known as the chin
mucosa
prothesis
palate
Mental Protuberance
43. Surgical procedures on the mouth including extractions - removal of cysts and tumours and repair of fractured jaws.
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Direct Pulp Cap
Tragus
Restorative
44. A medicated covering over a small area of exposed pulp tissue
Pulp Cap
Radiolucent
Sterilize
Nasal Bones
45. 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.
Cephalometric film Radiograph (Ceph)
Unerupted tooth
Temporal Bones
Bioburden
46. Tooth-cloured restoration made of porcelain - cemeted or bonded in place
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
mucosa
Microleakage
Porcelain inlay or only
47. An imaginary line running through the 'flattened out' arches - dividing the mouth into left and right arches- directly through the centrals
prothesis
Tartar
midline
oral pathologist
48. Mixture of alloys with MERCURY
Distal
Amalgam
Periapical Radiograph (PA)
Retromolar Pad
49. Dental specialist skilled in restoring or replacing teeth with fixed or removable prosthesis (appliance) - maintaining proper occlusion; treats facial deformities with artificial prostheses such as eyes - ears - and noses
oral pathologist
alveolar bone
Ultrasonic Cleaner
prosthodontist
50. Natural teeth of the dental arch
Post and Core
Labii or Labia
plaque
dentition