Semester one

Question 1

abutment

Answer 1

tooth that serves to support a prosthesis

Question 2

ADR

Answer 2

adverse drug reaction

Question 3

Agonist

Answer 3

Mimic neurotransmitters so produce expected reaction

Question 4

Analgesics

Answer 4

drugs which reduce post - operative pain

Question 5

Ansiocytic

Answer 5

Range of rbc’s is exaggerated. tiny and huge cells within the same sample

Question 6

Antagonist

Answer 6

Inhibit neurotransmitters therefore block expected reaction

Question 7

Anxiolytics

Answer 7

drugs to reduce anxiety

Question 8

Bioavailability

Answer 8

proportion of ingested drug available for clinical effect

Question 9

camphorquinone

Answer 9

photo initiator giving many dental materials ability to be light cured

Question 10

Cross striations

Answer 10

horizontal bands on enamel rods representing daily enamel growth

Question 11

dane particle

Answer 11

complete virion of Hep B . Only infectious and largest particle of HBV

Question 12

De-calcified sections

Answer 12

show only soft tissues no mineral

Question 13

Dentate

Answer 13

have at least one natural tooth

Question 14

endentulous

Answer 14

no teeth

Question 15

enamel lamellae

Answer 15

‘structural fault lines’ run entire length of enamel , may be due to incomplete maturation of prisms

Question 16

enamel tufts

Answer 16

resemble tuft of grass , found at EDJ and are several prisms wide, may be due to hypomineralisation

Question 17

enamel spindles

Answer 17

ondontoblast processes that extend slightly into enamel

Question 18

endodontics

Answer 18

in relation to the pulp

Question 19

fomites

Answer 19

contaminated or likely to be contaminated objects or surfaces

Question 20

ground sections

Answer 20

show no soft tissues

Question 21

hydrophillic

Answer 21

attracted to water

Question 22

hydrophobic

Answer 22

resists water

Question 23

hypochromic

Answer 23

rbc’s with less haemoglobin leading to them being paler in colour (less red)

Question 24

ID 50

Answer 24

estimated number of organisms needed to produce infection in 50% of normal adult humans exposed by a given route (low ID 50 = more infectious)

Question 25

lamina dura

Answer 25

thin hard layer of bone that lines socket of tooth, appears as dense white line in radiography

Question 26

macrocytosis

Answer 26

rbc's that are a larger size than normal

Question 27

microcytosis

Answer 27

rbc's that are smaller than normal

Question 28

normocytosis

Answer 28

rbc's are normal

Question 29

macroscopic

Answer 29

visible to the naked eye

Question 30

microscopic

Answer 30

visible only with a microscope

Question 31

microleakage

Answer 31

diffusion of bacteria, oral fluids, ions. etc into tooth and restoration interface

Question 32

palpation

Answer 32

massaging

Question 33

percussion

Answer 33

tapping on surface

Question 34

parallax

Answer 34

apparent change in the position of an object due to a real change by the observer - slob

Question 35

pharmacodynamics

Answer 35

what the body does to the drug

Question 36

pharmacokinetics

Answer 36

what the drug does to the body

Question 37

pulpotomy

Answer 37

removal of coronal pulp but root pulp left in tact. commonly done on deciduous teeth

Question 38

reticulocytes

Answer 38

almost mature rbcs

Question 39

signs

Answer 39

things clinician sees upon examination

Question 40

symptoms

Answer 40

things patient complains about

Question 41

stria of retzius

Answer 41

incremental lines that run obliquely through enamel , represent weekly growth

Question 42

trismus

Answer 42

difficulty opening jaw

Question 43

virulence

Answer 43

ability of microbe to cause disease

Question 44

wettability

Answer 44

ability of liquid to maintain contact with a solid surface