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Bone tissue of the maxilla and mandible that contains sockets for the root of the teeth

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Alveolar process

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Tooth

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Dientes

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Irreversible, hydrocolloid, dental impression material

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Alginate

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Filling material used primarily on posterior teeth

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Amalgam

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The state of inability to feel pain while still being conscious

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Anesthesia

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Before or in front of

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Anterior

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The rounded lower end of the heart, below the ventricles

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Apex

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Aspirating syringe

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Special dental anesthetic syringe designed to hold carpules

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protective dental material placed over the pupal area if a tooth to reduce irritation and thermal shock

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Base

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Premolars; the teeth that pulverize or grind food and are located between cuspids and molars

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Bicuspids

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The opening of the apex of the tooth; allows nerves and blood vessels to enter the tooth

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Apical foramen

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Small, rotating instruments of various types; used in dental hand pieces to prepare cavities for filling with restorative materials

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Burs

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An occurrence of tooth decay

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Carious lesions

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Light used in dental units to illuminate oral cavity

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Dental light

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Tissue that makes up the main bulk of the tooth

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Dentin

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Used to remove and for fine finishing work

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Low-speed hand piece

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The inside surface of teeth that is toward the midline of the mouth

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Mesial

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A cast; a positive reproduction of the dental arches or teeth in plaster or similar materials

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Model

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Teeth in the back of the mouth; longest and strongest teeth; used to grind food

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Molars

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The chewing/biting surface of posterior teeth

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Occlusal

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The number, type, and arrangement of teeth in mouth

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Dentitions

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Most distant or farthest from the trunk; center or midline

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Distal

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Hardest tissue in the body; covers the outside of the crown of the tooth

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Enamel

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Abbreviated means of identifying the teeth that uses a two digit code to identify the quadrant and tooth

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Federation dentaire international system

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Gums; tissue surrounding the teeth

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Gingiva

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Bad breath

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Halitosis

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Negative reproduction of a tooth or dental arch

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Impression

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The cutting of biting surface of anterior teeth

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Incisal

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Teeth located in the front and center of the mouth; used to cut food

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Incisors

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Crown surface of the anterior teeth that lies next to the lips; facial surface of the anterior teeth

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Liabal

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Area of crown surfaces of a tooth formed by a line drown between two surfaces

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Line angles

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Dental material that covers or lines exposed tooth tissue,usually in the form of varnish

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Liner

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The crown surface of teeth next to the tongue

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Lingual

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Bitewings

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A dental x-Ray film designed to show the crowns of the upper and lower teeth simultaneously

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Buccal

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Of or relating to the cheek

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Mandibular

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Mandible- a lower jaw consisting of a single bone or of completely fused bones

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Maxillary

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Of or attached to a jaw or jaw bone especially the upper jaw

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High speed hand piece

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A hand held dental cutting instrument that rotates up to 450,000 rpm

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Machine that provides air under pressure

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Air compressor

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