Terms

Question 1

DENTAL CARIES

Answer 1

Damage to tooth that can happen when decay-causing bacteria in your mouth makes acids that attack tooth surface/ enamel. Caused by tiny microbes that live in our mouths, depending on what we eat and how much sugar we consume, certain microbes can overpopulate and cause cavities.

Question 2

ROOT CANAL THERAPY (RCT)

Answer 2

Procedure that involves removal of the pulp to repair a decaying or infected tooth. Performed when carries have infected the pulp down to the apex of the root.

Question 3

ENAMEL

Answer 3

Tough, shiny white outer surface of the tooth.

Question 4

DENTIN

Answer 4

Hard but porous tissue located under the enamel + cementum. Harder than bone. Composed of a mineral called hydroxyapatite, our product releases this. This allows the body not to reject it.

Question 5

PULP CAVITY

Answer 5

Soft center of the tooth. Contains blood vessels + nerves; nourishes dentin.

Question 6

GUMS

Answer 6

Soft tissue that surround base of teeth.

Question 7

ROOT CANAL

Answer 7

w/in the root, where nerve and blood vessels enter pulp cavity.

Question 8

CEMENTUM

Answer 8

Tough bone-like tissue that covers the root of the tooth. Helps hold tooth in socket.

Question 9

MINERAL TRIOXIDE AGGREGATE (MTA)

Answer 9

Powdered ceramic cement used w/in the tooth in contact w/ root end dental tissue, not restorative. Known as MTA, Bioceramic Cement (Brasseler) or Biodentine. MTA is term used worldwide.

Question 10

CORONAL

Answer 10

Towards the crown of the tooth.

Question 11

APICAL

Answer 11

Towards the apex of the tooth.

Question 12

DEBRIDE

Answer 12

To clean/ remove damaged tissue.

Question 13

RESECT

Answer 13

To cut out tissue.

Question 14

OBTURATE

Answer 14

To block.

Question 15

NECROSIS

Answer 15

Death of tissue.

Question 16

RADIOPACIFIER

Answer 16

Non-toxic chemical used in MTA to increase visibility/brightness on xrays.

Question 17

HEMOSTASIS

Answer 17

Stopping of blood flow.

Question 18

GUTTA PERCHA

Answer 18

Rubber used in certain Endo procedures to block the empty space inside the root.

Question 19

GP’s

Answer 19

Primary care dental provider, main goal is prevention. EX: Broken teeth, cavities, infections. 50-60% will perform Endo treatments.

Question 20

PEDIATRICS

Answer 20

Dental care of children and adolescents. Majority of practice is centered on the control of caries (tooth decay).

Question 21

ENDODONTICS

Answer 21

Deal w/ treatment and disease of the inside of the tooth including pulp chamber and the pulp canal. EX: Root Canal.

Question 22

BIOCOMPATIBILITY

Answer 22

Compatible with living tissue.

Question 23

BIOACTIVE

Answer 23

Promotes a biological response + creates hydroxyapatite.

Question 24

HYDROXYAPATITE (HA)

Answer 24

Bone line mineral created when bioactive material is exposed to synthetic or actual body fluids.

Question 25

RADIOPACITY

Answer 25

Visibility on x-ray.

Question 26

OSTEOGENIC

Answer 26

Results due to the formation of hydroxyapetite.