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| A large suction instrument, which uses a vacuum. |
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| 'HVE'... High Volume Evacuation. |
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| Treat everyone the same, as if they were infectious. |
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| Air/water syringe tip... which side is the 'air' on? |
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| A narrow tubular device providing suction to draw saliva, blood, and debris from the mouth of a dental patient in order to maintain a clear operative field |
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| What does the high-speed hand piece do? |
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| Dental drill bits are called? |
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| What does the low-speed dental hand piece do? |
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| Dentists 'tools' are called what? |
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| The 'lump' or EXTRA BONE on the mandibular? |
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| Makes up the bulk of the tooth and not normally visible? |
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| Tooth nerve and blood supply are located where? |
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| What does the periodontal ligament do? |
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| How many quadrants in the mouth? |
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| How many teeth in a deciduous dentition? |
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| How many permanent teeth in the adult mouth? |
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| How many surfaces on each tooth? |
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(Posterior Teeth)
The INSIDE surface, which is towards the tongue? |
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(Posterior Teeth)
The OUTSIDE surface, which is towards the cheek? |
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| Why do you need your central incisers? |
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| The canine's are called the 'cornerstone of the mouth' because they _____ the teeth. |
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| Morphology is the study of? |
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| The smallest tooth in the dentition? |
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| Mandibular Central Incisor |
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| In the Maxillary Arch...which tooth has the longest root? |
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| Name the bone that surrounds the tooth? |
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Alveolar Crest
(the 2 cortical bone plates come together between each tooth) |
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| Which nerve... numbs the face? |
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| (IA) Inferior Alveolar Nerve |
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| Name all the teeth from the mid-line. |
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Centrals
Laterals
Cuspids
Bi cuspids
Molars |
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| If the tooth has two roots... the roots are? |
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| What is the Clinical Crown? |
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| The portion of the crown visible in the mouth. |
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| Which teeth are cuspid to cuspid? |
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| There are eight teeth located in the front of the mouth (four on the top and four on the bottom). They have sharp, chisel-shaped crowns that cut food. |
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| The four teeth are next to each incisor. These teeth have a pointed edge to tear food. |
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| Cuspids (or canine tooth) |
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| The four pairs of teeth are located next to the cuspids. They crush and tear food. |
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| There are twelve teeth, in sets of three, at the back of the mouth. They have wide surfaces that help to grind food. |
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| There are three sets of salivary glands: |
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the parotid,
the submandibular and
the sublingual glands.
The (exocrine) glands secrete saliva for proper mixing of food and provides enzymes to start chemical digestion. |
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| The toughest known substance in the body exceeding bones in density and strength. |
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| Two rows of teeth are supported by facial bones of the skull. What are they? |
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the maxilla above and
the mandible below. |
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| The cells of the inner oral cavity are called? |
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| Teeth are surrounded by ____ part of the periodontium, support tissue of oral cavity protection. |
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