Dental Anatomy & Procedures: Dentist Roles, Tooth Structure & Procedures, Exams of Dental surgery

Download Dental Anatomy & Procedures: Dentist Roles, Tooth Structure & Procedures and more Exams Dental surgery in PDF only on Docsity! Accelerated Dental Assisting Handbook Midterm Exam 157 Terms with Verified Answers. General dentist - A little bit of everything Orthodontist - Braces specialist Endodontic - Root canal specialist Periodontics - gum disease Specialist Oral and maxillofacial surgeon - corrects disease injury or defects by surgery Prosthodontics - Prosthetic specialist Exodontist - children Specialist Mandible - Lower jaw that holds teeth Maxilla - upper jaw that holes teeth Condyles - The round prominence at the end of the tom allowing that mandible to open and close Mental foramen - Is one of the two holes located on the front surface of the mandible between the 1st and 2nd premolars that permits passage of the mental nerve and blood vessels Temporomandibular Joint (MT) - The joint on each side of the head that allows movement of the mandible Anterior - towards the front Posterior - toward the back Medial - Toward or near the midline of the body Lateral - Toward the outer left and right part of the body Labial fermium - the band of tissue on the inside of the lips that attaches in the center on both the maxillary and mandibular arch Lingual fermium - the thin fold of skin that extends from the floor of the mouth underneath the lounge Hard palate - the gingiva underlying the roof of the mouth Soft palate - The skin posterior to the hard palate that moves freely Uvula - the pear shaped projection at the end of the soft palate Tonsil - a mass of lymphatic tissue, usually round or oval in shape, located on each side of the throat Buckle Vestibule - The area between the cheek and the teeth Submandibular gland - gland under the lounge that secretes saliva Apex - The tapered end of each root tip where the nerve exist the tooth Bone - hard tissue that the teeth reside in Cemented - outer layer covering of the anatomic root of a tooth Crown - the part of the tooth that protrudes through the gingiva that is visible Enamel - located on the crown of the tooth. It is white colored, hard material. Periodontal membrane - a group of hair like ligaments between the bone and the root that serves as shock absorber for the tooth Bruxism - grinding of teeth Central incisors - 8, 9, 24, 25 Lateral incisors - 7,10,23,26 Cusped/Canine - 6,11,22,27 Bicuspid/ premolars - 4.5.12.13.20.21.28.29 Molars - 1.2.3.14.15.16.17.18.19.30.31.32 Facial - this surface refers to the outer surface of the tooth surface facing the cheek or lip and can be used to describe the anterior or posterior Labial - the outer surface for the anterior teeth facing the lips Buckle - the outer surface for posterior teeth facing the cheek Lingual - the surface of the tooth closest to the lounge, this is for upper and lower teeth Ramus - a part of the mandible that turns towards the skull vertically to allow rotation of the TMJ in a vertical direction Palatal - the surface of the tooth closest to the palate. Term referring to the upper teeth. Incise - the surface of the tooth that is used for cutting; anterior teeth Periodontal Membrane - a group of hair-like ligaments between the bone and the root that serves as shock absorber for the tooth Dentin - the hard portion of the root that surrounds the pulp and is covered by enamel on the crown, and covered by cemented on the root Sulcus - a trough like vessel formed by the collar of a tooth Gingival Margin - the crest of the roller border of tissue that surrounds the crown of each tooth Copa lite - a type of varnish, yellow in color, used to seal the dentin Decal - made out of calcium hydroxide, used as a liner for filling procedures Plastic instrument - an instrument with a small plugged at one end and a beaver tail at the other. It is used to pack and shape the composite Flow able Composite - a liquefied version of composite material Congeniality missing teeth - when a patient never forms a particular tooth Root canal - when the crack or decay gets too close to the nerve, then the doctor will have to remove the nerve and fill it with gutter perch Ways to replace an extracted tooth - implant, bridge, partial, denture 1 - Upper right 3rd molar/ wisdom tooth 2 - Upper right 2nd molar 3 - Upper right 1st molar 4 - Upper right 2nd premolar 5 - Upper right 1st premolar 6 - Upper right cusped/ canine 7 - Upper right lateral 8 - Upper right central 9 - Upper left central 10 - Upper left lateral 11 - Upper left cusped canine 12 - Upper left 1st premolar bicuspid 13 - Upper left 2nd premolar bicuspid 14 - Upper left 1st molar 15 - Upper left 2nd molar 16 - Upper left 3rd molar/ wisdom tooth 17 - Lower left 3rd molar wisdom tooth 18 - Lower left 2nd molar 19 - Lower left 1st molar 20 - Lower left 2nd premolar bicuspid 21 - Lower left 1st premolar bicuspid 22 - Lower left cusped canine 23 - Lower left lateral 24 - Lower left central 25 - Lower right central 26 - Lower right lateral 27 - Lower right cusped/ canine 28 - Lower right 1st premolar bicuspid 29 - Lower right 2nd premolar bicuspid 30 - Lower right 1st molar 31 - Lower right 2nd molar 32 - Lower right 3rd molar wisdom tooth Epinephrine - causes the heart rate to increase and also increases blood pressure. Makes the anesthesia numb longer. Contained in most anesthesia’s X ray - when a high voltage spark strikes from the cathode to the end of the anode where the tungsten target is Cement enamel junction (CEJ) - the line that junctions between the cemented layer of the tooth and the enamel layer Pulp chamber - the space occupied by the pulp Facial - Mandibular Foramen - the exist in the mental foramen that has and opening on the medial side of the ramus, which allows the brain to release a nerve to enter the mandible to innervate lower teeth. Wedges - these devices are used to hold the matrix band against the tooth during a filling process Matrix Bands - used to form a wall during a filling procedure; held by the tofflemire Articulating paper - this is used to check the patients bite. It is similar to the carbon paper. TMS pins - a type of pin used to retain a filling during restoration. It is used for a badly broken down tooth. Amalgam Carrier - an instrument used to scoop the amalgam out of the amalgam well and transferred to the doctor Burnished - an instrument used to smooth and pack amalgam material Plugged - an instrument used to pack the amalgam material Keloid-Discoid - instrument used during the filling process to shape and carve. Interproximal Carver - an instrument used during an amalgam restoration to carve the hard to reach places between the teeth