Dental Flashcards
Bone tissue of the maxilla and mandible that contains sockets for the root of the teeth
Alveolar process
Tooth
Dientes
Irreversible, hydrocolloid, dental impression material
Alginate
Filling material used primarily on posterior teeth
Amalgam
The state of inability to feel pain while still being conscious
Anesthesia
Before or in front of
Anterior
The rounded lower end of the heart, below the ventricles
Apex
Aspirating syringe
Special dental anesthetic syringe designed to hold carpules
protective dental material placed over the pupal area if a tooth to reduce irritation and thermal shock
Base
Premolars; the teeth that pulverize or grind food and are located between cuspids and molars
Bicuspids
The opening of the apex of the tooth; allows nerves and blood vessels to enter the tooth
Apical foramen
Small, rotating instruments of various types; used in dental hand pieces to prepare cavities for filling with restorative materials
Burs
An occurrence of tooth decay
Carious lesions
Light used in dental units to illuminate oral cavity
Dental light
Tissue that makes up the main bulk of the tooth
Dentin
Used to remove and for fine finishing work
Low-speed hand piece
The inside surface of teeth that is toward the midline of the mouth
Mesial
A cast; a positive reproduction of the dental arches or teeth in plaster or similar materials
Model
Teeth in the back of the mouth; longest and strongest teeth; used to grind food
Molars
The chewing/biting surface of posterior teeth
Occlusal
The number, type, and arrangement of teeth in mouth
Dentitions
Most distant or farthest from the trunk; center or midline
Distal
Hardest tissue in the body; covers the outside of the crown of the tooth
Enamel
Abbreviated means of identifying the teeth that uses a two digit code to identify the quadrant and tooth
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