Chapter 44 Key terms

Question 1

Desiccate

Answer 1

To remove all moisture from an item, or to dry out

Question 2

Etchant

Answer 2

An acidic agent used to prepare a tooth surface for the adherence of a dental material

Question 3

etching

Answer 3

process of roughening a surface with an acid product

Question 4

Eugenol

Answer 4

the clove oil that is additive for its soothing qualities

Question 5

Hybrid layer

Answer 5

a thin layer created between dentin and adhesive resin

Question 6

insulating

Answer 6

reduce the transfer of heat or electricity

Question 7

micromechanical

Answer 7

a material and a structure lock together through tiny cuttings

Question 8

Obliterating

Answer 8

removing something completely

Question 9

polymerize

Answer 9

the bonding process of small (monomers) molecules to larger molecules (polymers)

Question 10

sedative

Answer 10

additive that has a soothing (relaxing) effect.

Question 11

smear layer

Answer 11

very thin layer of organic particle debris found on newly prepared dentin

Question 12

thermal

Answer 12

relating to heat