Medical Mysteries
What organ pumps blood throughout your body?
What is the heart?
How many permanent teeth does a typical adult have, including wisdom teeth?
What is 32?
Your heart stops when you sneeze.
What is false?
Which specialist focuses on dental care for infants, children, and adolescents?
What is an Pediatric dentist?
What are the four main types of teeth in the human mouth?
what are Incisors, canines, premolars, and molars?
What is the largest organ of the human body?
What is the skin?
What is the hardest substance in the human body?
What is tooth enamel?
Your fingerprints are unique to you.
What is true?
Which dental specialist performs root canal treatments?
What is an Endodontist?
What is the name of the soft tissue inside a tooth that contains nerves and blood vessels?
what is Dental pulp?
What part of the brain controls balance and coordination?
What is the cerebellum?
Which PAT task asks you to mentally unfold a flat pattern into a 3D object?
What is Pattern folding?
Cavities are the the common name for dental caries.
What is True?
Which dental specialist treats diseases and injuries of the mouth, jaw, and facial region surgically?
What is an Oral and maxillofacial surgeon?
How many sets of natural teeth do humans typically develop during their lifetime?
What are two sets — primary and permanent teeth?
What type of blood cells help your body fight infections?
What are white blood cells?
What mineral helps strengthen tooth enamel and prevent cavities?
What is fluoride?
Your fingernails and hair continue growing after you die.
What is false? They only appear to grow because the skin dries out and retracts
Which specialist straightens teeth and corrects bite problems?
What is a Orthodontist?
Which DAT section tests knowledge of angles, hole punching, and pattern folding?
What is Perceptual Ability Test (PAT)?
What is the medical term for high blood pressure?
What is hypertension?
What is the name of the tissue that connects a tooth's root to the surrounding bone?
What is the periodontal ligament?
Dental scaler is the dental instrument used to examine tooth surfaces and detect irregularities.
What is false?
Dental explorer is the dental instrument used.
Which dental professional does cleaning and preventive care for patients?
What is a Dental hygienist?
Which dental specialist treats diseases and injuries of the mouth, jaw, and facial region surgically?
What is Oral and maxillofacial surgeon?