Anatomy and Oral Structures
The surface of the tooth that is toward the tongue.
What is lingual?
The instrument to provide indirect vision of oral cavity
What is mouth mirror?
The combining form for cheek
The dental surgical specialty that diagnoses and treats conditions of the mouth, face, and jaw
What is oral and maxillofacial surgery?
The person who invented the dental chair
Who is Josiah Flagg?
The space or gap in-between teeth
What is diastema?
The instrument to examine teeth for decay, calculus, and furcations
What is explorer?
The prefix that refers to many
What is poly-?
The surgical removal of diseased gum tissues
What is gingivectomy?
The founder of the American Dental Assistant Association (ADAA)
Who is Juliette Southard?
The portion of the crown that is visible in the mouth.
What is clinical crown?
The instrument to place and remove arch wires & pins
What is howe plier?
What is -ectomy?
The study of form and structure (of teeth)
What is morphology?
The “Grand Old Man of Dentistry.”
Who is Dr. G.V Black?
The three roots coming from the main trunk of the tooth.
What is trifurcated?
The instrument to clean and smooth walls in cavity preparation
What is hatchet?
What is -itis?
The inflammation of dental pulp
What is pulpitis?
The first to use laughing gas for tooth extractions
Who is Dr. Horace Wells?
The triangular space in the gingival direction when when two adjacent teeth are in contact.
What is embrasure?
The instrument to finish composite restoration
What is finishing bur?
The combining form for gum tissue?
What is gingiva?
The dentist that specializes in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases of the dental pulp
What is endodontist?
The person who wrote the first rules for oral hygiene
Who is Guy De Chauliac?