This type of dentition is comprised of both primary & permanent teeth.
What is mixed dentition?
This type of orthodontic appliance is comprised of bands, wires, brackets, and elastomers.
What are fixed appliances?
Blood supply as apposed to nerve supply is responsible for the life of the tooth, also known as.
What is tooth vitality?
What is a panoramic image?
What is a fixed prosthesis?
Aerobic bacteria form this sticky substance which adheres to tooth structures and contributes to early childhood caries.
What is plaque biofilm?
This type of appliance is used to support teeth while bone stabilizes.
What is a retainer?
This is the most vascular part of the tooth. It is also the part to the tooth where endodontic therapy occurs.
What is the pulp chamber?
This is used to hold extra-oral film and intensifying screens.
What is a cassette?
What is a pontic?
After consuming simple sugars, many oral bacteria excrete acid which break down this crystal.
What is hydroxyapatite?
Due to the improper removal of plaque biofilm, this lesion occurs on the surface of enamel and is also referred to as demineralization.
What is a white spot lesion?
What is Gutta-percha?
The purpose of this radiograph is to examine the entire tooth and supporting structures.
What is a periapical image?
Removal of this, by both the patient and clinician, is essential for implant success.
What is biofilm?
This childhood disease affects nearly 1/4 of US children 2-5 years & nearly half of US children 12-15 years of age.
What is caries?
This intra-oral image used to assess salivary stones or other foreign bodies.
What is an occlusal image?
What is documentation?
This method of patient management helps to prepare parents for what to expect during different developmental stages & to provide optimal oral hygiene care for their children.
What is anticipatory guidance?
These two gingival responses occur due to lack of biofilm removal during orthodontic treatment.
What are gingivitis and periodontitis?
Electrical pulp testing is contraindicated in patient's with this device.
What is a cardiac pacemaker?
To assess the bone level of a perio-maintenance patient, this is the most appropriate intra-oral radiograph to capture.
What is a vertical bitewing?
This prosthodontic appliance replaces all of the teeth in one or both arches.
What is a full denture?