Chapter 8: Vocabulary

Question 1

Materials composed of inorganic metal oxide compounds, including porcelain and similar ceramic materials that require baking at high temperature to fuse small particles together to from the restoration, or a pre-formed ceramic block from which the restoration is milled using CAD/CAM techniques

Answer 1

Ceramics

Question 2

a tooth-colored ceramic material composed of crystals of feldspar, alumia, and silica that fused together at high temperatures to form a hard, uniform, glass-like material

Answer 2

Porcelain

Question 3

restoration that has a metal core over which porcelain is fused at high temperature

Answer 3

Porcelain-Metal Restoration

Question 4

fusion of ceramic particles at their borders by heating them to the point that just start to melt

Answer 4

Sintering

Question 5

ceramic restoration with no metal core

Answer 5

All-Ceramic Restoration

Question 6

process whereby ceramic powder is mixed with a water-based liquid to form a mass or slip. The slip is pressed into a form and baked at high temperature

Answer 6

Slip-Casting

Question 7

pressing ceramic material into a mold at high temperature and pressure

Answer 7

Heat-Pressing

Question 8

computer-assisted design/computer-assisted machining applies technology that uses computers to design and cut restorations from blocks of dental materials

Answer 8

CAD/CAM

Question 9

thin layer of ceramic or composite resin material that is bonded to the fronts of teeth to improve their apperance

Answer 9

Veneer

Question 10

the basic color of an object (e.g., red, yellow, green, blue)

Answer 10

Hue

Question 11

the intensity of the color (hue) (e.g., a pastel blue is less intense and has less chroma than a royal blue)

Answer 11

Chroma

Question 12

the brightness of a color or its lightness or darkness

Answer 12

Value