Terms In Class 1&2 Flashcards
Kitchen dishwashers cannot be used to pre-clean instruments because they are not ____.
FDA approved
The ____ method of tooth brushing is generally recommended.
Modified bass
One of the most common dental diseases is ____.
Dental caries
The goal of preventative dentistry is to have a ____ mouth.
Healthy
The coating that covers the occlusal pits and fissures is ____.
Dental sealants
A ____ is a coloring agent applied to the teeth to make plaque visible.
Disclosing agent
Flouride that is ingested and circulated through the body is ____.
Systemic fluoride
Fluoride that is applied directly to the teeth is ____.
Topical fluoride
During operative procedures ____ must be protected from dehydration and thermal shock.
Dentin
The upper jaw is called the ____.
Maxillary
Each tooth consists of a ____ and one or more ____.
Crown, root(s)
When an injection is given into the palatal area they can be extremely painful due to the underlying ____.
Bone
____ is when the upper and lower teeth come together in a manner that causes strain on the joints and surrounding tissues.
Malocclusion (Mal-o-cclusion)
The alveolar process only purpose is to ____ the teeth.
Support
____ is firmly bound to the tooth and the alveolar process.
Attached Gingiva
The ____ is a thin bony plate of the skull that separates the nasal cavity from the oral cavity.
Hard palate
____ is when someone grinds their teeth together.
Bruxism
____ is the combination of several tissues that support the teeth.
Periodontium (perio-don-tium)
The soft inner structure of a tooth consisting of nerve and blood vessels is the ____.
Pulp
The portion of the tooth covered with enamel is the ____.
Crown
The portion of the tooth embedded in your gums and covered with cementum is the ____.
Roots
The tip of the tooths root where the blood vessels and nerves enter the tooth from the jawbone is the ____.
Apex
The bone that supports the teeth in their functional positions is the ____.
Alveolar process (Al-ve-o-lar)
A thin calcified tissue covering the root surface of a tooth is the ____.
Cementum
The hardest material in the body with the purpose to protect the dentin is the ____.
Enamel
Dense connective tissue that connects the cementum with the alveolar bone of the socket wall is the ____.
Periodontal ligament (Per-io-don-tal)
The calcium part of a tooth below the enamel containing the pulp chamber and root canals is the ____.
Dentin
The ____ is the portion of a tooth covered with enamel.
Crown
Apex is the ____ of a tooths root.
Tip
A thin calcified tissue covering the root surface of a tooth is the ____.
Cementum
Another name for the Alveolar Process is the Alveolar ____.
Bone
____ means two roots.
Bifurcation
During operative procedures ____ must be protected from dehydration and thermal shock.
Dentin
Oral ____ is the study of anatomy concerned with the structure and function of the teeth and oral tissues.
Histology
The purpose of enamel is to protect the underlying ____.
Dentin
Why is dentin considered to be a living tissue?
It contains dentinal fibers which transmit pain stimuli
Dentin is the calcium part of a tooth below the enamel containing the ____, and the ____.
The pulp chamber, and the root canals.
____ is when someone holds their teeth together for long periods of time.
Clenching
TMJ stands for ____.
Temporomandibular joints. (Temp-or-o-man-dibular)
Saliva has many important functions including lubrication, ____, aiding in the digestion of food and maintaining healthy tooth stricture.
Cleansing
Due to the ____ being so close to the oral cavity patients sometimes complain of ____ pain when they have a ____ infection.
Paranasal sinuses, tooth, sinus
The lower jaw bone is called the ____.
Mandibular
TMJ is a ___ that is located on the right and left side of the head about 1 cm in front of the ears where the skull and mandible meet.
Ball and socket joint
TMD causes you to ____.
Clench and grind teeth
The most common cause of TMD is due to ____.
Stress
A protective mechanism in the back of the throat is ____.
Gag reflex
____ is firmly bound to the tooth and the alveolar process.
Atttached Gingiva
Healthy gingiva is ____, resistant and ____ adapted to the tooth and bone.
Firm, tightly
An important organ that is responsible for speech, swallowing, and cleansing the oral cavity is the ____.
Tongue
The extension of the free gingiva that fills the space between two adjacent teeth is the ____ gingiva.
Interdental
Unattached gingiva is commonly called ____ or ____.
Free gingiva or marginal gingiva
Unattached gingiva is the ____ of the gingiva surrounding the teeth.
Border
The gingiva is tissue that surrounds the neck of the tooth and covers the alveolar bone it is commonly referred to as the ____.
gums
Preventative dentistry is meant to _____.
Help people prevent new and reccuring oral diseases
Fluroide helps to protect the teeth by the _____ process.
Remineralization (Re-min-er-al-iz-a-tion)
A program for plaque control and proper nutrition is part of ____.
Preventative dentistry
A disclosing agent is a coloring agent applied to teeth to make ____ visible.
Plaque
In a dental office what technique is used to apply fluoride?
Topical
If a patient receives too much fluoride what condition will they develop?
Fluorosis
What is the main dietary factor that contributes to dental caries?
Sugar
What should patients do daily to remove plaque?
Brush and floss
The ____ is tissue that surrounds the neck of the tooth and covers the alveolar bone it is commonly referred to as the gum.
Gingiva
The gingiva is ____ that surrounds the neck of the tooth and covers the alveolar bone it is commonly referred to as the gums.
Tissue
The muscular area in the roof of the mouth is the ____.
Soft palate
The soft palate is the ____ area in the roof of the mouth.
Muscular
The hard palate is a ____ plate of the skull that separates the nasal cavity from oral cavity.
Thin bony
The border of the gingiva surrounding the teeth is the ____.
Unattached Gingiva
____ gingiva is firmly bound to the tooth and the alveolar process.
Attached
Dental sealants are a coating that covers the ____ and fissures.
Occlusal pits
Dentin is considered a living tissue because it contains ____ which transmit _____.
Dentinal fibers, pain stimuli
____ refers to the development of teeth and their arrangement in the mouth.
Dentition
____ is when a tooth becomes visible in the mouth.
Erupts
____ is when a tooth is released, lost or no longer present.
Shedding/exfoliate
Shedding/exfoliate is when a tooth is ____, lost or _____.
Released, no longer present.
____ is the space between two adjacent teeth.
Interproximal
The ____ consists of 20 primary teeth commonly referred to as baby teeth.
Primary dentition
Primary teeth are commonly referred to as ____.
Baby teeth
____ consists of 32 permanent teeth commonly referred to as adult teeth.
Permanent dentition
The ____ dentition period begins with eruption of the first primary tooth. (Ages 6months-6years)
Primary
The ____ dentition period begins when the first permanent tooth erupts. (Ages 6-12 years old)
Mixed
The mixed dentition period ends with a shedding of the last ____ tooth.
Primary
The ____ crowns are lighter in color and smaller than the permanent crown.
Primary
The primary crowns are lighter in color and smaller than ____ crowns.
Permanent
The jawbones make the fastest and most noticeable growth during the ____ dentition period.
Mixed
During the mixed dentition period the ____ make the fastest and most noticeable growth.
Jawbones
The _____ dentition period begins with the shedding of the last primary tooth and ends with the shedding of the last permanent tooth.
Permanent
Teeth missing from the time of birth are ____.
Congenitally missing teeth (con-gen-it-ally)
____ teeth is a condition in which the teeth fail to erupt.
Impacted
The chewing surface on the posterior teeth is the ____.
Occlusal
The occlusal is the chewing suface on the ____ teeth.
Posterior
The surface toward the midline is the ____.
Mesial
The Mesial is the surface toward the ____.
Midline
The surface closest to the tongue is the ____.
Lingual
The lingual is the surface closest to the ____.
Tongue
The surface away from the midline is the ____.
Distal
The Distal is the surface away from the ____.
Midline
____ are larger than premolars and usually have 4 or more cusps.
Molars
Molars usually have ____ or more cusps.
4
Canines are also known as ____.
Cuspids
Premolars are also know as ____.
Bicuspids
____ are a cross between canines and molars.
Premolars
Canines have the longest roots making them the most ____ teeth.
Stable
Canines have the ____ roots
Longest
____ have a single root and a sharp thin edge.
Incisors
The lower arch is called the ____.
Mandibular
The upper arch is called the ____.
Maxillary
The surface closest to the lips on the anterior teeth is the ____.
Facial
How many dentitions are there?
2
Each tooth has ____ surfaces.
5
There are ___ dentition periods.
3
The permanent dentition has ____ teeth.
32
The primary dentition has ____ teeth.
20
The ____ area is the region of the mesial or distal surfaces of a tooth that touches the adjacent tooth in the same arch.
Contact
____ refers to the misalignment of teeth and/or incorrect relation between the teeth in the mandibular and maxillary arch when the mouth is closed.
Malocclusion (Mal-o-cclu-sion)
____ refers to the manner in which the teeth from the maxillary and mandibular come together when the mouth is closed.
Occlusion
The surface closest to the cheek on the posterior teeth is the ____.
Buccal
The biting/chewing surface on the anterior teeth is the ____.
Incisal
The natural contact between the maxillary and mandibular teeth in all positions is the ____.
Occlusion
____ refers to the imaginary line that equally separates the right from the left side of the mouth.
Midline
The ____ divides the maxillary from the mandibular arches into two halves resulting in four sections or quadrants.
Midline
The process that kills all microorganisms is ____.
Sterilization
Sterilization is a process that kills all ____.
Microorganisms
A ____ is an agent capable of killing all microorganisms.
Sterilant
The ____ is a piece of instrument used for sterilizing by means of moist heat under pressure.
Autoclave
The autoclave is a piece of instrument used for sterilizing by means of ____ under pressure.
Moist heat
The _____ sterilization is a piece of equipment used for sterilizing by means of hot chemical (formaldehyde) vapors under pressure.
Chemical vapor
The chemical vapor sterilization is a piece of equipment used for sterilizing by means of hot ____ under pressure.
Chemical (formaldehyde) vapors
An instrument used to penetrate soft tissue or bone is identified as a _____ instrument.
Critical
A critical instrument is used to penetrate ____ or ____.
Soft tissue, bone
Instruments that come in contact with oral tissue but do not penetrate soft tissue or bone are identified as ____ instrument.
Semicritical
Semicritical instruments come in contact with oral tissue but ____ penetrate soft tissue or bone.
Do not
____ instruments are instruments that come into contact with intact skin only.
Noncritical
Noncritical instruments are instruments that come into contact with ____ only.
Intact skin
The ____ of the sterilization center are where sterilized instruments, fresh disposable supplies, and prepared trays are stored.
Clean area
The clean area of the sterilization center are where ____ instruments, fresh disposable supplies, and prepared trays are stored.
Sterilized
The ____ of the sterilization center is where contaminated items are brought for pre-cleaning.
Contaminated area
The contaminated area of the sterilization center is where ____ items are brought for pre-cleaning.
Contaminated
What are the 3 classifications of processing?
Critical, semicritical, noncritical
The ultrasonic cleaner works by ____ waves.
Sound
Which method of pre-cleaning instruments is least desirable?
Hand scrubbing
How are instruments pre-cleaned?
Ultrasonic cleaning, or hand scrubbing, or thermal watsher/disinfector
A piece of equipment used for sterilization by means of heated air is the ____ sterilizer.
Dry heat
A piece of equipment used for sterilization by means of ____ is the dry heat sterilizer.
Heated air
The ____ is a device that loosens and removes debris by sound waves traveling through a liquid.
Ultrasonic cleaner
The ultrasonic cleaner is a device that ____ and ____ debris by sound waves traveling through a liquid.
Loosens and removes
What is the primary disadvantage of flash sterilization?
Inability to wrap items
An example of dry heat sterilization is a ____.
Static air
How do you rinse instruments that have been processed in a liquid chemical sterilant?
Cold water
How do you prepare a high-speed handpiece for sterilization?
Flush water through it
What type of heat sterilization is appropriate for high-speed handpieces?
Steam and chemical vapor
Tiny tubes that run parallel to each other and perpendicular to the surface of the nerve space are the ____.
Dentinal tubules
Dentinal tubules are tiny tubes that run ____ to each other and ____ to the surface of the nerve space
Parallel, perpendicular
Each dentinal tubule contains a ____.
Dentinal fiber
Dentinal fibers make ____ an excellent thermal conductor.
Dentin
Salivary glands produce ____.
Saliva
The largest of the paranasal sinuses are the ____ sinuses.
Maxillary
The ____ sinuses are located above the right and left eyes on the forehead.
Frontal
Ethmoid sinuses are irregularly shaped cells separated from the ____ by a very thin layer of bone.
Orbital cavity
Sphenoid sinuses are located close to the ____ where an infection may damage vision.
Optic nerves
When charging for services in dentistry a patient is considered a child through age ____ and an adult after twelve years old.
eleven
Periodontal disease is ____ disease.
Gum
Instrument processing has 6 steps. What are they? (TCPSSD)
Transport cleaning packaging sterilization storage delivery
Instrument processing has 6 steps:
Transport, cleaning, packaging, ____, storage, and delivery.
Sterilization
____ is found where moisture and suitable solid surface exists and forms a slime layer.
Biofilm
Dental caries are one of the most common dental____.
Diseases
TMJ is where the ____ and mandible meet.
Skull
____ sinuses are irregularly shaped cells separated from the orbital cavity by a very thin layer of bone.
Ethmoid
Interdental gingiva is the extension of the free gingiva that fills the space between two ____ teeth.
Adjacent
____ is indicated for a young permanent tooth to promote healing and simulate the production of reparative dentin.
Pulp capping
____ is the complete removal of the coronal portion of the dental pulp.
Pulpotomy
if you have questions as the doctor or team member ___ from the patient,
away
___ is the formation of bubbles in liquid.
Cavitation
The bubbles which are too small to be seen, burst by ___(the bursting inward, opposite of explosion).
implosion
OSHA requires a ____ on the chemical vapor solution because of the chemical’s toxicity.
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
