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1. Procedure of scaling and polishing teeth to prevent disease






2. Dental specialist treating the gums and supporting soft and hard tissues retaining natural teeth and the surgical placement of dental implants






3. Tooth structure that connects the tooth to the jaw






4. Workplace Hazards Materials Information System






5. The process that cleans and destroys FEW microorganisms






6. Farthest from the midline






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






8. Darker-colored border around the lips






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






10. Partial removal of the pulp tissue






11. Common term for dental calculus - a hard deposit that adheres to teeth; produces rough surfaces taht attracts plaque






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






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






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






15. 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.






16. Able to restore or bring back natural appearance






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






18. Denoting the area between two teeth






19. Major tissue composing teeth - covered by the enamel in the crown and a protective layer of cementum in the root






20. Forms the back of the base of the skull






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






22. Mixture of two or more metals






23. 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.






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






25. Ability to retain or hold something on place






26. Creates the prominence of the cheek






27. Hard covering of the crown of the tooth the hardest tissue of the body






28. The portion of the radiograph that is dark or black (eg - pulp - cysts - abscesses - caries)






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






30. Natural teeth of the dental arch






31. Electrical current that takes place when two different metals come together






32. Round surfaces of the teeth






33. Deep grooves or pits






34. Projection of the temporal bone located just behind the ear






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






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






37. The bone that supports the tooth in its position within the jaw.






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






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






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






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






42. An infection of a tooth - soft tissue or bone






43. Join the bridge of the nose






44. Mixture of alloys with MERCURY






45. Posterior tooth with two cusps for tearing and chewing






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






47. 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.






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






49. Thin resin matierial bonded in the pits and fissures of thee for the prevention of decay






50. 1/2 of one dental arch