And CORRECT Answers
apical curettage - CORRECT ANSWERS is the surgical removal of infectious material
surrounding the apex of a root.
control tooth - CORRECT ANSWERS healthy tooth used as a standard to compare
questionable teeth of similar size and structure during pulp vitality testing.
abscess - CORRECT ANSWERS localized area of pus that originates from an infection
percussion - CORRECT ANSWERS an examination technique that involves tapping on the
incisal or occlusal surface of a tooth to determine vitality.
gutta-percha - CORRECT ANSWERS plastic type of filling material used in a root canal
therapy.
hemisection - CORRECT ANSWERS The surgical separation of a multirooted tooth through
the furcation area is a(n)
indirect pulp cap - CORRECT ANSWERS An is the placement of calcium hydroxide over a
partially exposed pulp.
nonvital - CORRECT ANSWERS means not living.
debridement - CORRECT ANSWERS is completed to remove or clean out the pulpal canal
, palpation - CORRECT ANSWERS is an examination technique of the soft tissues in which
the examiner's hand or fingertips are used
root amputation - CORRECT ANSWERS the removal of one or more roots without removal
of the crown of the tooth.
root canal therapy - CORRECT ANSWERS the procedure of the removing dental pulp and
filling the canal with material.
pulp cap - CORRECT ANSWERS is the application of calcium hydroxide to a cavity
preparation that has an exposed or a nearly exposed dental pulp.
perforation - CORRECT ANSWERS To break through and extend beyond the apex of the
root of a tooth is
retrograde restoration - CORRECT ANSWERS A small restoration placed at the apex of a
root
periradicular - CORRECT ANSWERS Nerves, blood, and tissues that surround the root of a
tooth are called
pulpotomy - CORRECT ANSWERS A(n)________is the removal of a vital pulp from the
coronal portion of a tooth.
pulpitis - CORRECT ANSWERS inflammation of the dental pulp.
endodontist - CORRECT ANSWERS A dentist who specializes in the prevention, diagnosis,
and treatment of the dental pulp and periradicular tissues is a(n)