Chapter 43 Dental Assisting
Adhere - ANSTo stick or glue two items together.
Alloy - ANSA mixture of two or more metals that are dissolved with each other when in the liquid
state.
Amalgam (uh-MAL-gum) - ANSAn alloy, with one of the constituents being mercury.
Auto-cured - ANSHardened or set by a chemical reaction of two materials.
Ceramic - ANSHard, brittle, heat- and corrosive-resistant material such as clay.
Coupling agent - ANSAgent that strengthens resin by bonding filler to the resin matrix.
Cured - ANSPreserved or finished by a chemical or physical process.
Dual-cured - ANSPrepared, preserved, or finished by a chemical or physical process.
Esthetic (aesthetic) (es-THET-ik) - ANSArtistically pleasing and beautiful appearance.
Filler - ANSInorganic material that adds strength and other characteristics to composite resins.
Force - ANSCauses a physical change through energy and strength.
Galvanic (gal-VA-nik) - ANSAn electrical current that takes place when two different or dissimilar
metals come together.
Gold - ANSA soft, yellow, corrosive-resistant metal that is used in the making of indirect
restorations.
Irregular - ANSNot straight, uniform, or symmetric.
Malleability (mal-ee-uh-BIL-uh-tee) - ANSThe ability of a material to withstand permanent
deformation under compressive stress without sustaining permanent damage.
Matrix (MAY-triks) - ANSFoundation that binds a substance together; continuous phases
(organic polymer) in which particles of filler are dispersed in composite resin.
Microleakage (mye-kroe-LEE-kuj) - ANSMicroscopic space located at the interface of the tooth
structure and the sealant or restoration.
Adhere - ANSTo stick or glue two items together.
Alloy - ANSA mixture of two or more metals that are dissolved with each other when in the liquid
state.
Amalgam (uh-MAL-gum) - ANSAn alloy, with one of the constituents being mercury.
Auto-cured - ANSHardened or set by a chemical reaction of two materials.
Ceramic - ANSHard, brittle, heat- and corrosive-resistant material such as clay.
Coupling agent - ANSAgent that strengthens resin by bonding filler to the resin matrix.
Cured - ANSPreserved or finished by a chemical or physical process.
Dual-cured - ANSPrepared, preserved, or finished by a chemical or physical process.
Esthetic (aesthetic) (es-THET-ik) - ANSArtistically pleasing and beautiful appearance.
Filler - ANSInorganic material that adds strength and other characteristics to composite resins.
Force - ANSCauses a physical change through energy and strength.
Galvanic (gal-VA-nik) - ANSAn electrical current that takes place when two different or dissimilar
metals come together.
Gold - ANSA soft, yellow, corrosive-resistant metal that is used in the making of indirect
restorations.
Irregular - ANSNot straight, uniform, or symmetric.
Malleability (mal-ee-uh-BIL-uh-tee) - ANSThe ability of a material to withstand permanent
deformation under compressive stress without sustaining permanent damage.
Matrix (MAY-triks) - ANSFoundation that binds a substance together; continuous phases
(organic polymer) in which particles of filler are dispersed in composite resin.
Microleakage (mye-kroe-LEE-kuj) - ANSMicroscopic space located at the interface of the tooth
structure and the sealant or restoration.
