General Terms

Question 1

Abandonment

Answer 1

Lack of provider follow-through for the care of an established patient.

Question 2

ABC

Answer 2

A=open airway, B=respiration, C=external compression to heart

Question 3

abducens

Answer 3

sixth cranial nerve, used for lateral eye sense and movement

Question 4

abfraction

Answer 4

loss of tooth surface in the cervical area caused by tooth grinding an compression forces.

Question 5

abrasion

Answer 5

an injury in which skin is scraped away; wearing away of a tooth surface from abnormal causes.

Question 6

abscess

Answer 6

collection of pus

Question 7

absorption

Answer 7

transfer of drug substance from the administration site by body fluids.

Question 8

abutment

Answer 8

natural tooth or teeth prepared to hold a bridge retainer in position.

Question 9

accessory

Answer 9

auxiliary; eleventh cranial nerve assisting with spinal movements.

Question 10

acetaminophen

Answer 10

drug used as an aspirin replacement in children/

Question 11

acid etchant

Answer 11

material to prepare cavity margins for retention of the bonding and restorative materials.

Question 12

acidity

Answer 12

condition of being sour; makes litmus paper red.

Question 13

acquired pellicle

Answer 13

little skin; thin covering on teeth, plaque.

Question 14

acrylic

Answer 14

synthetic resin material used in fabrication of appliances.

Question 15

activator

Answer 15

substance that reacts with the initiator to start polymerization.

Question 16

acute

Answer 16

sharp or severe.

Question 17

acute radiation exposure

Answer 17

radiation resulting from a massive, short-term, ionizing dose, such as an accidental exposure or explosion of radiation material.

Question 18

addiction

Answer 18

compulsive, uncontrollable dependence on a drug.

Question 19

adenoid

Answer 19

lymphatic tissue found in the nasopharynx area.

Question 20

adjunctive orthodontics

Answer 20

procedures necessary to correct or restore function.

Question 21

adrenocorticosteroids

Answer 21

byproducts from the adrenal cortex; drugs to treat inflamed conditions, allergies, and emergencies.

Question 22

ala-tragus line

Answer 22

imaginary line from the ala (wing) of the nose to the ear meatus (center of the ear)

Question 23

alginate

Answer 23

seaweed, agar-based elastic impression material.

Question 24

allograft

Answer 24

human bone graft from a person other than the patient.

Question 25

alloy

Answer 25

a mixture of metals

Question 26

alternating pulse sound

Answer 26

alternate weak and strong pulsations.

Question 27

pertaining to the alveolus

Answer 27

alveolar

Question 28

alveolectomy

Answer 28

surgical removal of alveolar bone crests.

Question 29

alveolitis

Answer 29

infection or inflammation of the alveolar bone; a dry socket.

Question 30

alveolus

Answer 30

bone growth on border of maxilla and mandible; makes up and forms the tooth sockets.

Question 31

alveoplastomy

Answer 31

surgical reshaping or contouring of alveolar bone.

Question 32

amalgam

Answer 32

soft alloy mass containing mercury, which hardens into restoration.

Question 33

amalgamation

Answer 33

blending or pulverizing of an alloy with mercury.

Question 34

amalgam carrier

Answer 34

hand instrument used to carry plastic (moveable) amalgam to a restorative site.

Question 35

AMBU bag

Answer 35

bag placed over the nose and mouth of the victim to force air into the lungs.

Question 36

ameloblasts

Answer 36

enamel-forming cells; encourage cell growth for enamel tissue.

Question 37

amelogenesis imperfecta

Answer 37

incomplete or improper development of enamel tissue.

Question 38

amoxicillin

Answer 38

anti- infective antibiotic drug (examples: Polucillin, Omnipen)

Question 39

analgesia

Answer 39

without pain

Question 40

analgesic

Answer 40

drug that relieves pain.

Question 41

anaphylactic

Answer 41

shock arising from reaction to a body allergen.

Question 42

anaphylaxis

Answer 42

allergic reaction to drug or food.