Question 1

Dental Tape:

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Removes bacterial plaque and thus reduces inter-proximal bleeding. Dental floss is circular in shape, and dental tape is flat.

Question 2

Achieve:

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To succeed in doing or gaining something.

Question 3

HVE:

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High volume evacuator (large suction).

Question 4

Rheostat:

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Foot controlled device to operate dental headpiece.

Question 5

Dosage Indicator:

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Work in the same manner as process indicators. They are dyes laced in the sterilization packages, and they change color when exposed to dry heat, chemical vapor, or steam for a specific amount of time.

Question 6

Stensen's Duct:

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Also known as parotid duct, located in an area just below and in front of the ear.

Question 7

Bifurcated Roots:

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Division into two Roots.

Question 8

Concave:

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Curved inward.

Question 9

Lines of Retzuis:

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Incremental rings, like growth rings of a tree, representing variations in the deposition of the enamel matrix during formation of the tooth.

Question 10

Neonatal Lines:

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Enamel produced prenatally contains only a few of these incremental lines; the shock of birth is registered as a ring known as the neonatal Lines.

Question 11

Imbrication Lines:

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Slightly rigids on the cervical third of certain teeth that extends mesiodistally.

Question 12

Nasmyth's Membrane:

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Primary teeth may erupt with covering over the enamel, left over from the epithelium and the ameloblasts, can pick p stains easily, removed by a thorough polishing.

Question 13

Deciduous:

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All baby or primary teeth.

Question 14

RPM:

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Rotation/Revolutions per minute (10,000 to 30,000- speed ranges).

Question 15

Arch:

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Upper jaw or lower jaw.

Question 16

Modified Pen Grasp:

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The instrument held in the same manner as a pen.

Question 17

Modified Palm Grasp:

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The instrument held securely in the palm of the hand.

Question 18

Non-Vital tooth:

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Not living in the oral tissue and tooth structure

Question 19

Tetracycline Stain:

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Type of intrinsic stain can occur in the child when the mother is given tetracycline during the third trimester of pregnancy or when given in infancy and early childhood.

Question 20

Stroke:

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Movement of position.

Question 21

Intermittent:

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Breaks in the motion, allows the heat to dissipate.

Question 22

Sulcus:

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Space between the tooth  and the free gingiva..

Question 23

Alveolar Bone:

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The bone that supports the tooth in its position within the jaw. the alveolar socket is the cavity in the bone that surrounds the tooth.

Question 24

Epithelial Attatchment:

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Tissue at the base of the sulcus where the gingiva attaches to the tooth.

Question 25

ANUG (acute necortrizing ulcerative gingivitis):

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Tissues present with bleeding, infection, pain, and foul odor.

Question 26

Curettage:

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Involves scraping or cleaning the gingival lining of the pocket with a sharp curette to remove necrotic tissue from the pocket wall. Gingival urattege is alo referred to as subgingival change.

Question 27

Pulp Chambers:

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The space occupied by the pulp.

Question 28

Protozoa:

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Single-celled microscopic animals without a rigid cell wall. Found in freshwater and Marin habitats and in moist soil. Their diet include bacteria, small algae, and other protozoa.

Question 29

Prior to:

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Before doing something.

Question 30

Asepsis:

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Maintaining the chain of asepsis for a procedure requires that the instruments, surgical drapes, and gloved hands of the surgical team to be sterilized.

Question 31

Delegable:

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Someone who is chosen to represent or given the authority to act on behalf of another person, group, or organization.

Question 32

Bud Stage:

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Eight week of growth on a tooth.

Question 33

Cap Stage:

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Nine to tenth week of growth on a tooth.

Question 34

Bell Stage:

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Eleventh to twelfth week of growth on a tooth.

Question 35

Maturation Stage:

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Varies per tooth.

Question 36

Attrition:

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Is the normal wearing away of tooth structure during chewing.

Question 37

Resporption:

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The body's process of eliminating the existing bone or hard tissue structure.

Question 38

Periodontal Pocket:

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Deepening of the gingival sulcus beyond normal, resulting from periodontal disease.

Question 39

Anatomical Crown:

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The portion of the dentin covered by enamel.

Question 40

Clinical Crown:

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The portion of the tooth that is visible in the oral cavity.

Question 41

Slightly:

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Very small in size, degree, amount, or importance.

Question 42

Bulk:

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Large size or mass.

Question 43

Biological Indicator:

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Also known as spore tests, are vial or strips of paper that contain harmless bacterial spores (spores are resistant to heat) BLS are determined if sterilization has occured and all bacteria and endospores have been killed.

Question 44

Process Indicators:

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Identify instrument packs that have been exposed to a certain temperature; they do not measure the duration or the pressure.

Question 45

Alveolar Crest:

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Is the highest point of the alveolar bone.

Question 46

Alveolar Process:

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The thickened ridge of bone that contains the tooth sockets on bones bear teeth (maxilla and mandible).

Question 47

Periodontium:

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Supports the teeth in the alveolar bone. These tissues also protect and nourish the teeth.

Question 48

Cementum:

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Covers the root of the tooth. The primary function so the cementum is t anchor the tooth to the bony socket with the attachments of the periodntal ligaments.

Question 49

Contradictions:

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Opposing statement; as statement, or the making of a statement, that opposes or disagrees with somebody or something.

Question 50

Routine Prophylaxis:

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Basically a dental term for a regular teeth cleaning.

Question 51

Fulcrum:

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(finger rest) Area uses interchangeably to describe the placement of the third, or ring finger of the hand, which holds the instrument or handpiece.

Question 52

Periodontal Scaling:

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Used to remove supragingival calculus.

Question 53

Periodontal Pocket:

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Occurs when the disease caused the gigival sulcus to become deeper than normal.

Question 54

Periodontal Ligament:

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Dense connective fibers that connect the cementum covering the root of the tooth with the alveolar bone of the socket wall.

Question 55

Interradicular Septum:

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The bone separating the roots of a multi-rooted tooth.

Question 56

Interdental Septum:

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The bony projection separating one socket from another.

Question 57

Socket:

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Sharped hole or connection.

Question 58

Lamina Dura:

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Also known as the cribriform plate, is thin, compact bone that lines the alveolar socket.

Question 59

Stippled:

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Make surface material appear grainy; dapple surface with dots.

Question 60

Tongue:

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Inside the mouth used for tasting, licking, swallowing, and speech.

Question 61

Apical:

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Tapered end of each root tip (known as the apex).

Question 62

Apex:

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Same as apical.

Question 63

Apical Foramen:

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A natural opening in the tip of the root.

Question 64

Buccal Groove:

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Line on the buccal surface of the tooth.

CP Vocab P1

Coronal Polish Terms

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