Laboratory Materials
Material used in the formation of dental impressions
What is irreversible hydrocolloid?
instrument used to remove soft tissues from the pulp canal
what is a barbed broach?
wire used to hold/move teeth into desire positions
what is arch wire?
overeating due to stress or depression
what is binge eating?
another word for cavities?
what are caries?
Self-curing acrylic tray resin (powder)
what is polymer?
instrument used in a push and pull motion
What is a Hedstrom file?
placed in between teeth to push them apart to make room for the band placed on the anchor tooth
What is a seperator?
energy that is used when a person is at rest
what is BMR? (basal metabolic rate)
incomplete development of tooth enamel
what is enamel hypoplasia?
material used in taking final impressions
what is polysulfide?
inflammation of the pulpal tissue to the point of no recovery
what is irreversible pulpitis?
instrument that tucks twisted ligature wire ends into interproximal spaces.
What is a ligature director?
eating disorder causing extreme weight loss
what is anorexia nervosa?
another word for toothpaste
what is dentrifice?
properties of becoming softer when heated and harder when cooled
what is thermoplastic?
death of pulpal tissue
what is pulpal necrosis?
instrument used to take off brackets and adhesive
what are debonding pliers?
absence of a monthly menstrual cycle
what is amenorrhea?
bad breath
what is halitosis?
what is syneresis?
advanced stage of periapical infection that spreads into the bone
what is osteomyelitis?
fixed appliance that improves an overbite by encouraging lower jaw growth
what is a Herbst appliance?
disorder resulting in lack of nutrients in the body
what is malnutrition?
when minerals are replaced in the tooth
what is remineralization?