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Dentistry
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1. Denoting the area between two teeth
Radiopaque
Interproximal
Panorex Radiograph (Pan)
Sphenoid Bone
2. Electrical current that takes place when two different metals come together
mandible
Mastoid Process
Galvanic
Root Canal Therapy
3. Hard - brittle - heat resistant material such as clay; a type of material similar to the used in dishes of pottery
Mastoid Process
kull
Ceramic
Parietal Bone
4. Soft - sticky white substance that accumulates on teeth; composed of bacteria and food debris due to inadequate dental hygiene
Denturist
plaque
WHMIS
Porcelain Veneer
5. Used to examine the entire tooth (crown to root) and supporting bone. Able to see the whole tooth. Used for seeing abscesses.
Labial Commissure
Periapical Radiograph (PA)
mandible
dentition
6. Towards the tongue
palate
lingual
post
WHMIS
7. Soft yellow corrosive resistant metal used in making indirect restorations
Gold
Microleakage
Ceramic
Disinfect
8. Dental specialist treating the gums and supporting soft and hard tissues retaining natural teeth and the surgical placement of dental implants
periodontist
Retromolar Pad
prophylaxis
pulpotomy
9. A lab tech who works directly with patients to fabricate dentures
Gold
Unerupted tooth
Denturist
gingiva
10. Used for deep caries when there is a danger of exposing the pulp if all the carries are removed
Onlay
Indirect Pulp Cap
Esthetic
Parietal Bone
11. Upper jaw that consists of two maxillary bones
midline
Endodontics
pulpotomy
Maxilla
12. Adjacent to the lips and cheeks
Tragus
Light Cured
Facial
Direct Pulp Cap
13. Any visible organic debris (eg - blood - saliva and other body fluids)
Panorex Radiograph (Pan)
Cephalometric film Radiograph (Ceph)
Bioburden
Tragus
14. Forms the sides and the base of the cranium - each temporal bone encloses the ear and contains the bony passage of the outer ear
Sealants
Porcelain
Temporal Bones
alveolus
15. Ability to retain or hold something on place
Labial Commissure
Retention
Light Cured
Zygomatic Process
16. Hard covering of the crown of the tooth the hardest tissue of the body
Alloy
enamel
mandible
Bite-wing Radiograph (BW)
17. Procedure of scaling and polishing teeth to prevent disease
mucosa
Labial Commissure
midline
prophylaxis
18. Tooth-cloured restoration made of porcelain - cemeted or bonded in place
Bite-wing Radiograph (BW)
Biologic Monitor
Frontal Bone
Porcelain inlay or only
19. Post to buildup and replace lost tooth structure and retain crown
Auto-cured
Denturist
Post and Core
Alloy
20. The part of a fixed bridge that is suspended between abutments and replaces a missing tooth; a fixed appliance
pontic
PFM
mucosa
Indirect Pulp Cap
21. 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
Zygomatic Process
Mastoid Process
Sterilize
22. Microscopic leakage (bacteria) at the interface of the tooth structure and the sealant or restoration
pulpotomy
Bite-wing Radiograph (BW)
gingiva
Microleakage
23. Deep grooves or pits
Distal
Interproximal
fissure
Use-life
24. Dentist specializing in oral diseses
oral pathologist
Ala
abscess
Esthetic
25. Winglike tip of the outer side of the nostril
fissure
Ala
WHMIS
plaque
26. Able to restore or bring back natural appearance
Vermilion Border
Restorative
alveolar bone
Esthetic
27. Thin resin matierial bonded in the pits and fissures of thee for the prevention of decay
Zygomatic Process
Sealants
Tuberosity
Porcelain Veneer
28. The angle at the cross of the mouth where the upper and lower lip meet
Labii or Labia
kull
Labial Commissure
Esthetic
29. Forms the back of the base of the skull
Root
Occipital Bone
inlay
Root Canal Therapy
30. Material does not harden until it has been exposed to a curing light
post
Light Cured
Retromolar Pad
Labii or Labia
31. Forms the lower jaw and is the movable bone of the skull. Capable of movement through the Temporomandibular Joint.
mandible
Apicoectomy
Use-life
Ethmoid
32. 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
Microleakage
prothesis
Apicoectomy
Sphenoid Bone
33. Artistically pleasing and beautiful appearance
Esthetic
Bioburden
Periapical Radiograph (PA)
Mental Protuberance
34. An infection of a tooth - soft tissue or bone
abscess
Broad-spectrum activity
post
pontic
35. An artificial body part
oral pathologist
Labial Commissure
Broad-spectrum activity
prothesis
36. Pad of tissue behind the last molar on the mandible.
Porcelain
oral pathologist
Retromolar Pad
bicuspid
37. Specialty that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of dental pulp
Apical Foramen
Denturist
Endodontics
kull
38. Bone surronding the teeth
pontic
Retention
aveolar process
post
39. 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.
midline
Onlay
Mandible
enamel
40. A bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth
alveolus
Vermilion Border
Restorative
Use-life
41. Bone like covering of the root
Cementum
Ethmoid
Porcelain inlay or only
cusp
42. Procelain fused to metal crown - restoration with metal coping (for strength) covered by porcelain (for appearance).
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Interproximal
PFM
Cementum
43. The portion of the radiograph that is dark or black (eg - pulp - cysts - abscesses - caries)
lingual
Restorative
Radiolucent
prophylaxis
44. Hard and soft tissue forming the roof of the mouth
Amalgam
Cured
palate
Incisal
45. Hard - white - translucent ceramic made by firing then glazing
pulpotomy
fissure
Porcelain
Tragus
46. The process where SOME forms of microorganisms are destroyed. it does not destroy spores and resistant viruses.
Disinfect
alveolus
palate
Broad-spectrum activity
47. Posterior tooth with two cusps for tearing and chewing
Incisal
bicuspid
Sanitize
Tuberosity
48. Instrument for sterilization by means of moist heat under pressure
dentition
Porcelain Veneer
prothesis
Autoclave
49. Cartilaginous projection anterior to the external opening of the ear
Tragus
alveolus
Broad-spectrum activity
Porcelain Veneer
50. The process that cleans and destroys FEW microorganisms
Bioburden
Sanitize
PFM
Biologic Monitor
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