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| CP Definition | Definition |
|---|---|
| Dental tape | removes bacterial plaque and thus reduces interproximal bleeding. Dental floss is circular in shape, and dental tape is flat |
| Achieve | to succeed in doing or gaining something |
| HVE | high volume evacuator (large section) |
| Rheostat | foot controlled device to operate dental handpieces |
| Dosage indicator | work in the same manner as process indicators. They are dyes placed in the sterilization packages, and they change color when exposed to dry heat, chemical vapor, or steam for specific amount of time |
| Stensen's duct | also know as parotid duct, located in an area just below and in the front of the ear |
| Bifurcated roots | divisions into two roots. |
| Concave | curved inwards |
| Lines of Retzius | incremental rings, like growth rings of tree, representing variations in the deposition of the enamel matrix during formation of the tooth. |
| Neonatal lines | enamel produced prenatally contains only a few of these incremental lines: however, the shock of birth is registered as as a ring known as neonatal limes |
| Imbrication lines | slightly rigids on the cervical third of certain teeth that extends mesiodistally. |
| Deciduous | all baby or primary |
| RPM | rotation/revolutions per minute (10,000 to 30,000-speed ranges) |
| Arch | upper jaw or lower jaw |
| Modified palm-thumb grasp | the instrument is held in the same manner as a pen |
| Modified pen grasp |