Terminology - 4

Question 1

process of changing into a clot.

Answer 1

Coagulation

Question 2

to congeal or thicken as in blood…

Answer 2

Coagulate

Question 3

The joining of two structures, as in the……of two lobes of a tooth.

Answer 3

Coalescence

Question 4

A valley-like depression located in the interdental gingiva which is directly beneath the contact area of two adjacent teeth.

Answer 4

Col

Question 5

The angle of corner of the lips or eyes.

Answer 5

Commissure

Question 6

A depression in a surface. The opposite is convexity.

Answer 6

Concavity

Question 7

the union of two adjacent teeth roots by cementum.

Answer 7

Concrescence

Question 8

occurring at or before birth. It may or may not be hereditary.

Answer 8

Congenital

Question 9

communicable, transmissible by contact with an infected person.

Answer 9

Contagious

Question 10

a curved or rounded surface such as the exterior of a circle or sphere.

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Convexity

Question 11

plentiful and abundant

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Copious

Question 12

term used to describe tissues which have many folds and wrinkles and which look like corduroy fabric.

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Corrugated

Question 13

an anti-inflammatory drug which mimics the hormone produced by the adrenal cortex.

Answer 13

Cortisone/ corticosteroid

Question 14

term used to describe an early tooth socket or an anatomical pit or depression.

Answer 14

Crypt

Question 15

a-sac which can be normal or pathologic and which contains fluid or other materials.

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Cyst

Question 16

The process of treating gingivitis and periodontitis by various instrumentation modalities.

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Debridement / Debride

Question 17

literally, that which wil be shed. The first dentition of any human or animal.

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Deciduous

Question 18

action of swallowing

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Deglutition

Question 19

isolated hole in bone occurring anywhere along the root of a tooth

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Dehiscence

Question 20

An illuminated optic instrument which is inserted into a periodontal pocket to enable the clinician with direct vision of the subgingival root conditions

Answer 20

Dental Endoscope/ Endoscopy

Question 21

having teeth is properly called “dentate” or dentulous, Alveolar ridges without visible teeth are termed…

Answer 21

Edentulous

Question 22

the disruption or removal of the subgingival plaque biofilm and its products from root surfaces and pocket spaces

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Deplaquing

Question 23

medically and dentally speaking, to disturb the operation of function of an anatomical part such as the temporomandibular joint. Mentaly speaking, the state a faculty member becomes during pre-clinical and clinical summative examinations

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Derange