Word Parts & Numbers
What is the dental term that is used to describe Inflammation of the gingival tissue?
What is the suffix?
Gingivitis
itis
What is the dental term that is used to describe the act of swallowing
Deglutition
What is the dental term used to describe dental x-rays taken on the outside of the mouth called?
What are the two common x-rays called, that are taken outside of the mouth called?
Extra-oral
Panoramic & Cephalometric
Name the two common types of restorations?
Amalgam
Composite
Which classification of occlusion is when the lower jaw protrudes out. Mandibular molars are anterior to their normal position?
Class III Occlusion
What is the dental term that is used to describe the two teeth next to the cuspids and in front of the molars?
What is the medical term used to describe the number 2
Bicuspid
Bi
In a pediatric patient, when does the first tooth typically appear?
What are these teeth called and where in the mouth are they located?
6-10 mths
Anterior / Mandibular
What are the dental terms used to identify the lower jaw and the upper jaw of the mouth called?
Maxillary for the upper
Mandibular for the lower
what is the dental term used to describe a Dry Socket
Alveolitis
List the four common tastes?
Sweet, sour, bitter, and salty
What is the dental term used to describe one fourth of the dentition.
What is the medical term used to describe the number 4
Quadrants
Quad
What is the dental specialty called that focuses on all the supporting structures around the tooth called?
Periodontics
Name the two different types of prosthodontics
Fixed
Removeable
What is the difference between a Pulpotomy and a Pulpectomy
Pulpotomy - Baby Root Canal / Only the coronal part of the pulp is removed
Pulpectomy - Root Canal Therapy/Treatment on a permanent adult tooth
What is the success rate of a dental implant?
How long can dental implants last?
90%
As long as 20yrs
What is the oral dental condition called where there are white patches that form in the mouth that cannot be scraped off called?
What is the term used to describe the color white?
Leukoplakia
Leuko
Dental patients who do not floss, may be at risk for what?
What the term used to describe a person who has no remaining teeth?
What type and kind of prosthodontic device would you recommend for this patient?
Edentulous
Removeable Prosthodontics
Complete Dentures
Name a type of removeable retainer used in Orthodontics
Hawley Retainer
What is the dental term used to describe the area surrounding the joint that manipulates the opening and closing of the lower jaw and is situated at the end of the upper and lower arches near the ear.
TMJ
Temporomandibular Joint
What is the medical term used for black?
What is a cancerous tumor commonly called?
Melan
Melanoma
What is the dental name for a root canal on a baby tooth called?
Pulpotomy
Name four kinds of fixed prosthodontics
Crown, Bridge, Veneer, Inlay, Onlay, Implant, Maryland Bridge, post & core
What is a medical term used to describe a person how is about to faint.
What is the medical term used to describe a person who's skin has the absence of coloration
Syncope
Pallor
Osseointegration