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Ultimate Dental Assistant Terminology Test Elaboration: Accredited Question and Answers [Professional Revised Study] 2025/2026 What is the term for the upper jawbone? Maxilla What is the dental term for a cavity? Caries What is the medical term for inflammation of the gums? ...

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Ultimate Dental Assistant Terminology
Test Elaboration: Accredited Question
and Answers [Professional Revised
Study] 2025/2026
What is the term for the upper jawbone?

Maxilla



What is the dental term for a cavity?

Caries



What is the medical term for inflammation of the gums?

Gingivitis



What does the term "occlusion" refer to in dentistry?

The alignment and contact of teeth when the jaws close



What is the process of removing tartar deposits from teeth called?

Scaling



What does "edentulous" mean?

Having no teeth



What is the term for the tooth surface closest to the cheek?

Buccal



What does "xerostomia" refer to?


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, Dry mouth



What is the name of the material used to fill cavities?

Composite resin



What is the term for a tooth socket in the jawbone?

Alveolus



What is the term for the bony tissue forming the majority of a tooth?

Dentin



What is the professional term for a tooth extraction?

Exodontia



What is the term for the part of the tooth covered by enamel?

Crown



What does "bruxism" mean?

Grinding of the teeth



What is the thin layer of tissue covering the root of a tooth called?

Cementum



What is the term for the tissue that holds the tooth in the socket?

Periodontal ligament



What does "malocclusion" refer to?

Improper alignment of the teeth


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