A&b Chapter 11 Dental Flashcards

Front 1

Abrasion

Back 1

Wearing away of the surfaces of the teeth as a result of their use in chewing

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Abscess

Back 2

A collection of PUS in a cavity formed within the tissue of the body.

Front 3

Abutment

Back 3

A tooth used to support or stablize one end of a prosthetic appliance, such as dental bridge.

Front 4

ADA

Back 4

American Dental Association

Front 5

Adduct

Back 5

To move toward the center or midline.

Front 6

Adjustment

Back 6

An alteration or modification that may be required on a tooth or a denture - after it has been placed in the mouth. Occlusal adjustment is a form of modification.

Front 7

Align

Back 7

To position properly in relation to another objects.

Front 8

Alloy

Back 8

The product of fusing two or more metals; a silver alloy combined with mercury to produce an amalgam for restoration of a destroyed tooth surface.

Front 9

Alveloar

Back 9

Pertaining to an ALVELOUS.

Front 10

Alveolectomy

Back 10

Shaping of the dental ridges by removal of prominences of bone and excess soft tissue, usually in preparation for construction of a prosthetic appliance.

Front 11

Alveolus

Back 11

Bone cavity or a socket in which the root of a tooth is held by the peridontal ligament.

Front 12

Amalgam

Back 12

An alloy of Mercury with any other metal. The compound of a basal alloy of silver and tin with Mercury, used for restoring teeth. Copper and zinc are ususally added as modifying metals to the basal alloy.

Front 13

Anesthesia

Back 13

Loss of sensation.

Front 14

Angles' Classification - Class I, II, III

Back 14

A classification of the forms of malocclusion as established by Edward Hartley Angle, an American Orthodontist.

Front 15

Anodontia

Back 15

Failure of tooth formation; congenital absence of teeth.

Front 16

Ankylosis

Back 16

Fixation or true bony union between bones or a tooth to the jaw; abnormal immobility of a joint.

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Anterior

Back 17

Situated in front; dentally, referring to the teeth at the front of the mouth - i.e. central incisors, lateral incisors and first bicuspids.

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Antibiotic

Back 18

A drug that inhibits or destroys bacterial growth.

Front 19

Apex

Back 19

The terminal end of a cone; a conical end; the terminal end of a root or both.

Front 20

Apical

Back 20

Pertaining to the apex or conical endings of the roots of the teeth.

Front 21

Apices

Back 21

Plural form of APEX.

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Appliance

Back 22

In dentistry a deviced used to replace missing parts, provide function, or perform a therapeutic purpose. Dental prostheses, splints, orthodontic appliances, and obturators are example of appliances.

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Arch, Dental

Back 23

The curving structure formed by the crowns of the teeth in their normal position.

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Band

Back 24

In orthodontics, a metallic attachment that surrounds and is cemented to the tooth, used to archor archwires to the teeth.

Front 25

Bar

Back 25

A connector of two or more parts. It may be used for removable partial dentures, fixed prostheses to provide additional strength, and splinting in treatment of fractures of the teeth and jaws.

Front 26

Bicuspid

Back 26

Having (2) two cusps, as in bicuspid teeth a premolar.

Front 27

Bilateral

Back 27

Having (2) two sides, any partial denture having a major connector is said to be bilateral, i.e. one on each side.

Front 28

Bite Guard

Back 28

An appliance that covers the occlusal and incisal surfaces to the teeth. It is used to stablize the teeth or to provide a flat surface for unobstructive movement of the mandible.

Front 29

Bite Plane

Back 29

An appliance that covers the palate and is designed to provide resistance to the mandibular incisors where there is contact.

Front 30

Bite Raising

Back 30

The process of increasing the distance between the occlusal surfaces of the teeth. It may be accomplished by placing appliances or GOLD inlays or crowns.

Front 31

Bite, Closed

Back 31

A condition in which the upper teeth close too far over the lower, which usually bite into the roof of the mouth.

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Bite, Open

Back 32

A condition in which the upper and lower incisors DO NOT occlude.

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Bitewing Radiograph

Back 33

An x-ray showing the crowns of the upper and lower teeth and a portion of the roots and supporting bone.

Front 34

Bleaching

Back 34

A technique that restores a discolored tooth to its natural color.

Front 35

Bridge

Back 35

A partial denture; bridgework.

Front 36

Bridgework

Back 36

An appliance made of artificial crowns of teeth to replace missing natural teeth.

Front 37

Bruxium

Back 37

The unconscious habit of grinding the teeth, often limited to during sleeping or mental or physical concentration or strain.

Front 38

Buccal

Back 38

Pertaining to the cheek. The buccal surface of tooth is a surface next to the cheek.

Front 39

Crozat

Back 39

A removable orthodontic appliance.