MOD A: Final terminology

Question 1

Amount of air inhaled and exhaled with each breath

Answer 1

tidal volume

Question 2

Condition created by a concave tooth surface that has not been contoured properly

Answer 2

cupping

Question 3

Matrix system designed to establish a temporary wall for tooth restoration without use of a retainer.

Answer 3

automatrix

Question 4

Clear plastic strip used to provide a temporary wall for the restoration of an anterior tooth.

Answer 4

celluloid

Question 5

To draw back or to draw within

Answer 5

aspirate

Question 6

Excess restorative material that extends beyond the cavity margin.

Answer 6

overhang

Question 7

Thin layer of composite resin or porcelain bonded or cemented to a prepared facial surface

Answer 7

veneer

Question 8

Displaced out of line, especially teeth displaced from normal relation to the line of the dental arch; also called malposed.

Answer 8

malaligned

Question 9

Hollow center of the injection needle.

Answer 9

lumen

Question 10

Act of holding something by means of an adhesive, or mechanical locking, or both

Answer 10

retention

Question 11

Time from injection to effective anesthesia

Answer 11

induction

Question 12

Measurement of oxygen concentration in the blood.

Answer 12

oxymetry

Question 13

Administration of a medication to provide a temporary loss of feeling or sensation

Answer 13

anesthesia

Question 14

To determine the effective dosage of analgesic by increasing the dosage until the desired effect is achieved

Answer 14

titrate

Question 15

Design and initial depth of sound tooth structure used by the dentist when restoring a tooth

Answer 15

outline form

Question 16

Wooden or plastic triangular device placed in the embrasure to provide the contour needed when a class II lesion is restored.

Answer 16

wedge

Question 17

To reverse position, order, or condition. To turn inside out or upside down

Answer 17

invert

Question 18

Type of drug that constricts (narrows) blood vessels; used to prolong anesthetic action.

Answer 18

vasoconstrictor

Question 19

Object with minute openings that allow the passage of gas or fluid

Answer 19

porous

Question 20

Standard dimension or measurement of the thickness of an injection needle

Answer 20

gauge

Question 21

Pertaining to selected teeth visible through the dam.

Answer 21

isolated

Question 22

Dental device used to hold a matrix band in place during restoration of a class II cavity.

Answer 22

universal retainer

Question 23

best way to achieve a strong contact point in Class II restorations with composite resin in the posterior dental sector

Answer 23

sectional matrices

Question 24

Type of dental dam clamp that has extensions to help retain the dental dam.

Answer 24

winged clamp

Question 25

Time from induction to complete reversal of anesthesia

Answer 25

duration