SOLUTION FOR DENTAL TERMINOLOGY CHAPTER 1-4
Dentistry - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅profession dealing with the diagnosis, prevention
and treatment of diseases, disorders and conditions of the teeth, oral tissues and adjacent
structures.
Careers in dentistry offer job security, satisfaction and opportunities, such as using advanced
technology.
Dental Assistant - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅person working directly with the dentist and
increasing their efficiency; a diverse job requiring dental knowledge, clinical skills and
interpersonal skills.
May expose/process radiographs, provide instructions on oral care for clients, make impressions
of clients' teeth for study models, assist the dentist in procedures, control dental materials, make
dental appliances, develop infection control protocol, prepare equipment, record client
information and treatment and perform office management tasks.
Dental Laboratory Technician - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅seldom work with clients, but
creates dental prostheses (replace missing teeth) and dental appliances.
Needs artistic, hand and vision skills.
Fabricates using waxes, plastics, metals, porcelains and composites (made of many materials).
May create dentures, crowns, bridges, veneers, and appliances/splints.
Dentures - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅a removable plate holding one or more artificial
teeth.
Veneers - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅layer of material over a tooth to improve the
appearance or protect the tooth from damage.
The two main types of material used to fabricate a veneer: composite and porcelain.
Splint - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅device fastening teeth in the same dental arch for
support and immobilizing movement. May connect natural teeth to a prosthesis (artificial
crown...)
,Crown (Cr) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅a prosthesis restoring the function of the natural
crown of the tooth.
The natural crown of the tooth is the portion of the tooth normally visible in the oral cavity.
Bridge - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅fixed prosthesis replacing a missing tooth/teeth.
Dental Hygienist - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅provide oral hygiene care and dental health
education to the client.
Need good communication skills, dental knowledge and clinical skills.
May access and chart oral conditions, review the client's health history, expose/process dental
radiographs, instruct clients in hygiene techniques, provide nutritional dental counseling, remove
calculus and plaque and apply preventive materials (fluoride, sealants)
Calculus - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅rough, hardened dental plaque combined with
minerals in saliva.
Cannot be removed with regular brushing and flossing; must be removed by dentist.
Plaque - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅soft, sticky deposit on tooth's surface; consists of
saliva, bacteria, food, tooth paste deposit...
Dentist - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅must have scientific ability, work well with others and
enjoy helping others.
After completing dental schools, dentists receive a doctor of dental surgery (DDS) degree or
doctor of dental medicine (DMD) degree.
May diagnose/treat diseases of the teeth and its tissues, tongue, lips and jaws, restore decayed
teeth, replace missing teeth with artificial materials, provide cosmetic procedures, perform
corrective surgery on the jaws and tissues, straighten teeth and perform oral hygiene procedures
with instructions.
Dental Public Health - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅a specialty area; dental health
prevention, education and treatment programs at the community level.
,Endodontics - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅a specialty area; treatment of diseases of the pulp
and periapical tissues.
Pulp - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅tooth tissue; the innermost tissue of the tooth; composed
of blood vessels, nerves, lymphatics and connective tissue.
Is very large in newly erupted teeth, so it is more sensitive to thermal changes.
As the tooth ages, the amount of dentin increases and the pulp becomes smaller.
Pulp Chamber - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅the pulp within the crown of the tooth.
Pulp Canal - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅pulp in the roots of the tooth.
Usually corresponds with the number of roots of the tooth.
Periapical Tissues - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅surrounds the apex of the root of the tooth.
Apex - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅at the end of the root located farthest away from the
crown.
Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅a specialty area; research,
identification and management of diseases affecting the oral structures.
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅a specialty area; surgical
treatment of diseases, injuries and defects of the oral and maxillofacial region.
Maxillofacial Region - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅area around the jaws and face.
Periodontal Diseases - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅diseases of the supporting and
surrounding tissues of the teeth; gingiva, periodontal ligament and alveolar bone.
It's first stage is gingivitis, than periodontitis.
, Signs include; gingival swelling, redness, bleeding, recession, loss of teeth and bad breath/taste
Gingival Recession - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅the drawing back of the gingiva from the
neck of the teeth, exposing the root surfaces.
Sign of periodontal diseases
Malocclusions - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅abnormal relationship of the teeth when biting
or closing.
Pediatric Dentistry - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅comprehensive dental care of infants and
children through adolescence (puberty), including clients who have special needs.
Periodontics - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅prevention and treatment of periodontal diseases.
Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅correction of tooth
alignment and malocclusions.
Prosthodontics - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅replacement of missing teeth and oral
structures with artificial substitutes.
Deciduous Dentition - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅primary teeth; first set of teeth- 20.
First teeth erupt at about six months and all twenty teeth have erupted by about two and a half
years of age.
Ten teeth in the maxilla, ten in the mandible
Maxillary Arch (Maxilla) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅upper jawbone.
Mandibular Arch (Mandible) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅lower jawbone.
Dentistry - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅profession dealing with the diagnosis, prevention
and treatment of diseases, disorders and conditions of the teeth, oral tissues and adjacent
structures.
Careers in dentistry offer job security, satisfaction and opportunities, such as using advanced
technology.
Dental Assistant - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅person working directly with the dentist and
increasing their efficiency; a diverse job requiring dental knowledge, clinical skills and
interpersonal skills.
May expose/process radiographs, provide instructions on oral care for clients, make impressions
of clients' teeth for study models, assist the dentist in procedures, control dental materials, make
dental appliances, develop infection control protocol, prepare equipment, record client
information and treatment and perform office management tasks.
Dental Laboratory Technician - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅seldom work with clients, but
creates dental prostheses (replace missing teeth) and dental appliances.
Needs artistic, hand and vision skills.
Fabricates using waxes, plastics, metals, porcelains and composites (made of many materials).
May create dentures, crowns, bridges, veneers, and appliances/splints.
Dentures - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅a removable plate holding one or more artificial
teeth.
Veneers - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅layer of material over a tooth to improve the
appearance or protect the tooth from damage.
The two main types of material used to fabricate a veneer: composite and porcelain.
Splint - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅device fastening teeth in the same dental arch for
support and immobilizing movement. May connect natural teeth to a prosthesis (artificial
crown...)
,Crown (Cr) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅a prosthesis restoring the function of the natural
crown of the tooth.
The natural crown of the tooth is the portion of the tooth normally visible in the oral cavity.
Bridge - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅fixed prosthesis replacing a missing tooth/teeth.
Dental Hygienist - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅provide oral hygiene care and dental health
education to the client.
Need good communication skills, dental knowledge and clinical skills.
May access and chart oral conditions, review the client's health history, expose/process dental
radiographs, instruct clients in hygiene techniques, provide nutritional dental counseling, remove
calculus and plaque and apply preventive materials (fluoride, sealants)
Calculus - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅rough, hardened dental plaque combined with
minerals in saliva.
Cannot be removed with regular brushing and flossing; must be removed by dentist.
Plaque - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅soft, sticky deposit on tooth's surface; consists of
saliva, bacteria, food, tooth paste deposit...
Dentist - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅must have scientific ability, work well with others and
enjoy helping others.
After completing dental schools, dentists receive a doctor of dental surgery (DDS) degree or
doctor of dental medicine (DMD) degree.
May diagnose/treat diseases of the teeth and its tissues, tongue, lips and jaws, restore decayed
teeth, replace missing teeth with artificial materials, provide cosmetic procedures, perform
corrective surgery on the jaws and tissues, straighten teeth and perform oral hygiene procedures
with instructions.
Dental Public Health - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅a specialty area; dental health
prevention, education and treatment programs at the community level.
,Endodontics - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅a specialty area; treatment of diseases of the pulp
and periapical tissues.
Pulp - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅tooth tissue; the innermost tissue of the tooth; composed
of blood vessels, nerves, lymphatics and connective tissue.
Is very large in newly erupted teeth, so it is more sensitive to thermal changes.
As the tooth ages, the amount of dentin increases and the pulp becomes smaller.
Pulp Chamber - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅the pulp within the crown of the tooth.
Pulp Canal - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅pulp in the roots of the tooth.
Usually corresponds with the number of roots of the tooth.
Periapical Tissues - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅surrounds the apex of the root of the tooth.
Apex - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅at the end of the root located farthest away from the
crown.
Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅a specialty area; research,
identification and management of diseases affecting the oral structures.
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅a specialty area; surgical
treatment of diseases, injuries and defects of the oral and maxillofacial region.
Maxillofacial Region - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅area around the jaws and face.
Periodontal Diseases - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅diseases of the supporting and
surrounding tissues of the teeth; gingiva, periodontal ligament and alveolar bone.
It's first stage is gingivitis, than periodontitis.
, Signs include; gingival swelling, redness, bleeding, recession, loss of teeth and bad breath/taste
Gingival Recession - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅the drawing back of the gingiva from the
neck of the teeth, exposing the root surfaces.
Sign of periodontal diseases
Malocclusions - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅abnormal relationship of the teeth when biting
or closing.
Pediatric Dentistry - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅comprehensive dental care of infants and
children through adolescence (puberty), including clients who have special needs.
Periodontics - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅prevention and treatment of periodontal diseases.
Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅correction of tooth
alignment and malocclusions.
Prosthodontics - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅replacement of missing teeth and oral
structures with artificial substitutes.
Deciduous Dentition - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅primary teeth; first set of teeth- 20.
First teeth erupt at about six months and all twenty teeth have erupted by about two and a half
years of age.
Ten teeth in the maxilla, ten in the mandible
Maxillary Arch (Maxilla) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅upper jawbone.
Mandibular Arch (Mandible) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅lower jawbone.
