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DENTAL QUIZ

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HOW MANY TEETH DOES AN ADULT HAVE   32 TEETH  
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ARE WISDOM TEETH CONSIDERED MOLAR TEETH   YES  
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EXTRACTION MEANS WHAT?   TO REMOVE (OR TAKE OUT) A TOOTH  
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PALATE   ROOF OF THE MOUTH  
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INCISOR TOOTH   FRONT TOOTH, USED TO TEAR  
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ENAMEL   HARD OUTERMOST LAYER OF THE TOOTH  
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AMYLASE   ENZYME SECRETED BY THE PANCREAS TO DIGEST FOOD  
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PULP   SOFT TISSUE WITHIN TOOTH CONTAINING BLOOD, AND NERVES VESSELS  
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ANTERIOR   FRONT  
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POSTERIOR   BACK  
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BUCCAL   CHEEK  
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LABIAL   LIP  
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LINGUAL   TONGUE  
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UVULA   SOFT TISSUE HANGING FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE SOFT PALATE  
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DENTIN   PRIMARY MATERIAL FOUND IN TEETH. COVERED BY THE ENAMEL IN THE CROWN AND PROTECTIVE LAYER OF CEMENTUM IN THE ROOTH  
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DIGESTIVE   BREAKDOWN OF COMPLEX FOOD TO SIMPLE FORMS  
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CANINE   POINTED DOG LIKE TEETH, NEXT TO THE INCISORS. ALSO, CALLED CUSPID OR EYETEETH.  
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MASTICATION   CHEWING  
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MOLAR TEETH   THE 6TH, 7TH AND 8TH TEETH FROM THE MIDDLE ON EITHER SIDE OF THE DENTAL ARCH.  
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PREMOLAR TEETH   ARE THE 4TH AND 5TH TEETH, BEFORE THE MOLARS  
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HOW MANY QUADRANTS ARE THERE   4 UR, UL, LR, LL  
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GINGIVA   ALSO, CALLED GUMS. TISSUE SURROUNDING THE SOCKETS OF THE TEETH  
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MANDIBULAR   LOWER JAW  
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MAXILLARY   UPPER JAW  
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FACIAL   TOOTH FACES THE FRONT TOUCH THE LIP  
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LINGUAL   TONGUE TOUCH THE BACK SIDE OF ALL TEETH  
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LABIAL   LIP, INCISOR AND CANINE IS NEAREST TO THE LIP  
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BUCCAL   TEETH TOUCH THE INSIDE OF THE CHEEK, MOLAR AND PREMOLAR  
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DISTAL   AWAY FROM THE MIDLINE (MIDDLE)  
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MESIAL   MIDDLE OF THE MIDLINE  
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OCCLUSAL   CHEWING SURFACE ON THE MIDDLE OF MOLAR AND PREMOLAR TEETH.  
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OCCLUSION   CLOSING OF THE TEETH THAT COMES TOGETHER(CONTACT WITH)  
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WHAT TEETH ARE CONSIDERED ANTERIOR TEETH   6,7,8,9,10,11 (UPPER) AND 22,23,24,25,26,27 (lOWER)  
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WHAT TEETH ARE CONSIDERED POSTERIOR TEETH   1,2,3,4,5,12,13,14,15,16 (UPPER) AND 17,18,19,20,21,28,29,30,31,32 (LOWER)  
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PRIMARY TEETH ARE MISSING   PREMOLAR (BICUSPID) AND WISDOM TEETH  
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PREMOLAR AND BISCUSPID ARE THE SAME TEETH   TRUE  
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INTERPROXIMAL   MEAN BETWEEN  
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DDS   DOCTOR OF DENTAL SURGERY  
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DECAY, CARIES, CARIOUS, CAVITY   MEAN THE SAME-PROGESSIVE DISEASE THAT DEMINERALIZES ENAMEL, ENTERS INTO THE DENTIN AND REACHES TO THE PULP  
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DMD   DOCTOR OF MEDICINE  
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CDT   CURRENT DENTAL TERMINOLOGY  
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PROPHYLAXIS   CLEANING OF TEETH. REMOVAL OF STAINS AND PLAGUE AND TARTER  
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RADIOLOGY   X-RAY OF TEETH  
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FMX   FULL MOUTH X-RAYS  
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APEX   END OF THE TOOTH ROOT  
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APICAL FORAMEN   SMALL OPENING OF THE APEX (ROOT)H  
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ROOT   PART OF APEX LOCATED IN AVEOLAR PROCESS  
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AMALGAM RESTORATIVE FILLING   DENTIST REMOVE THE DECAY FROM THE TOOTH, THEN REPLACE IT WITH AN AMALGAM MATERIAL MADE OUT OF MERCURY AND SILVER ALLOY. MEANS RESTORE THE TOOTH OR TEETH  
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COMPOSTIE RESTORATIVE FILLING   TOOTH COLORED MATERIAL (WHITE OR IVORY) USED TO FILL THE TOOTH OR TEEHT. DECAY IS REMOVED AND PLACED WITH MATERIAL. THIS IS COSMETIC AND USUALLY NOT COVERED UNDER INSURANCE.  
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CROWN (CAP)   COVERS A BROKEN,CHIPPED TOOTH, OR A TOOTH THAT HAD A ROOT CANAL.  
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ADAA   AMERICAN DENTAL ASSISTANT ASSOCIATION  
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