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DENTAL DEFINITIONS ACCURATE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
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DENTAL DEFINITIONS ACCURATEQUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
SOLUTIONS 2024
Abscess - ANSWER pus originating from and infection
Abutment - ANSWER a tooth,root or implant used for support and retention of a fixed or removable
prosthesis.
Alara Concept - ANSWER concept of radiation protection that state that all exposures be kept "as low as
reasonably achievable."
Alginate - ANSWER material used for taking preliminary impressions.
Alloy - ANSWER a solution composed of two metals that are dissolved in each other when in the liquid
state.
Alveolar Crest - ANSWER highest point of the aveolar ridge
Alveolar Process - ANSWER portion of the maxillary bones that form the support for teeth of the
maxillary arch.
Alveolar Socket - ANSWER cavity within the alveolar process that surrounds the root of the tooth
Alveolitis - ANSWER pain an inflammation resulting from exposed bone associated with disturbance of
the blood clot agete extraction of a tooth.
Amalgam - ANSWER an alloy, one of the constituents of which is mercury.
ADAA (American Dental Assistants Association - ANSWER professional organization that represents the
profession of dental assisting on a nation level.
,ADA (American Dental Association) - ANSWER professional organization for dentist.
Amino Acids - ANSWER compounds in proteins used by the body to build and repair tissue.
Anatomic Crown - ANSWER portion of the tooth that is covered with enamel.
Anesthetic - ANSWER medication that produces a temporary loss of feeling or sensation.
Anode - ANSWER positive electrode in the x-ray tube
Anterior - ANSWER toward the front surface
Anterior Faucial Pillar - ANSWER anterior arch of the soft palate
Anteseptic - ANSWER substance used for killing microoraganisms of the skin.
Apex - ANSWER tapered end of each root tip.
Atom - ANSWER basic unit of matter
Autoclave - ANSWER instrument used for sterilization by means of moist heat under pressure.
Automatic Processor - ANSWER device that automates all film processing steps.
AutoMatrix - ANSWER matrix system designed to establish a temporary wall for tooth restoration
without use of a retainer
, Band - ANSWER stainless steel ring attached to molars to hold the arch wire and auxiliaries for
orthodontics.
Bitewing - ANSWER image view that shows the crowns of both the arches on one film.
Bitewing Film - ANSWER type of image used for interproximal examination.
Buccal Surface - ANSWER tooth surface closest to the inner cheek
Bur - ANSWER rotary instrument used in all aspects of dentistry.
Calculus - ANSWER calcium and phosphate salts in saliva that become mineralized and adhere to tooth
surfaces.
Caries - ANSWER tooth decay
CRT (caries risk test) - ANSWER test for cariogenic bacteria.
Caries Lesion - ANSWER white spots, brown spots, decay on tooth surfaces.
Cathode - ANSWER negative electrode in the x- ray
Cementum - ANSWER calcified connective tissue that covers the anatomic root of a tooth.
Central Ray - ANSWER x-ray at center of beam
Centric Occlusion - ANSWER maximum contact between the occluding surfaces of the maxillary and the
mandibular teeth.
Cement - ANSWER hard, brittle, heat and corrosive-resistant material such as clay
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