nomenclature

Question 1

Abrasion

Answer 1

non carious, mechanical wearing of tooth from interaction with objects other than tooth-tooth contact

Question 2

Apex

Answer 2

terminal end of root of the tooth

Question 3

alveolus

Answer 3

cavity or socket of jaw in which root of tooth embedded

Question 4

alveolectomy/alveoloplasty

Answer 4

Surgical excision of a portion of the dentoalveolar process, for recontouring of the alveolar ridge at the time of tooth removal

Question 5

anodontia

Answer 5

congenital absence of teeth, not due to extraction or impaction

Question 6

alveolar osteitis

Answer 6

inflammation of alveolar bone most commonly occurs as postoperative complication of tooth extraction

Question 7

apicoectomy

Answer 7

A root end surgery, root resection, retrograde root canal treatment or root end filling

Question 8

apexification

Answer 8

closure of root apex by hard tissue diposition

Question 9

attrition

Answer 9

wearing away of tooth by friction or rubbing leading to physiological loss of tooth structure

Question 10

bite biopsy

Answer 10

sampling sub-epithelial leisons using large capacity forceps

Question 11

core needle biopsy

Answer 11

done with larger needle and small incision made in skin above the area to be biopsed, gives more information than fine needle aspiration

Question 12

excisional biopsy

Answer 12

Biopsy in which entire lesion is removed

Question 13

incisional biopsy

Answer 13

a sample of tissue is cut from a mass (incised) and removed

Question 14

punch biopsy

Answer 14

biopsy taken as punch size piece of leison

Question 15

surface biopsy

Answer 15

detaching cells from a cutaneous or mucosal surface with a spatula, cotton swab, or brush

Question 16

bite registration

Answer 16

taking an impression of a patient’s upper and lower teeth in the bite position

Question 17

bridge

Answer 17

fixed dental prosthesis used to replace one or more missing teeth by joining an artificial tooth

Question 18

ball therapy

Answer 18

Used to correct mild dental occlusion if detected in early stage

Question 19

buccotomy

Answer 19

removal of selected tooth

Question 20

Bullous pemphigoid

Answer 20

uncommon skin condition characterized by presence of fluid or pus filled blisters

Question 21

Caries

Answer 21

progressive destruction of the bone or tooth, decay or cavity in tooth

Question 22

crossbite

Answer 22

A malocclusion in which a mandibular tooth or teeth have a more buccal or labial position than the antagonist maxillary tooth

Question 23

calcinosis circumscripta

Answer 23

deposition of calcium in bony prominences or in footpad or mouth

Question 24

cleft lip

Answer 24

congenital defect when puppy lips don’t form properly

Question 25

cleft palate

Answer 25

abnormal opening on the roof of the mouth, common birth defect in puppies

Question 26

soft palate hypoplasia

Answer 26

malformation of soft palate

Question 27

calvarial hyperostosis

Answer 27

rare, non-neoplastic, proliferative bone disease characterized by swelling of skull

Question 28

chewing leison

Answer 28

A proliferative, verrucous lesion along the bite-plane of the cheek or sublingual region

Question 29

craniomandibular osteopathy

Answer 29

non-neoplastic proliferative bony disease of dog affecting mandible, tympanic bullae and occasional other of head

Question 30

commissurotomy

Answer 30

surgical incision of commissure to access the caudal oral cavity

Question 31

condylectomy

Answer 31

removing the condyle allowing new fibrous tissue to form for better range of motion