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Modern Dental Assisting Chapter 13/14
Study Guide with Complete Solutions
Cementum - Answer✔️✔️-Part of the of periodontium that is attached to the
root surface.
Mutans streptococci - Answer✔️✔️-Type of bacteria primarily responsible
for dental caries
calculus - Answer✔️✔️-Calcium and phosphate salts in saliva that become
mineralized and adhere to tooth surfaces.
suculus - Answer✔️✔️-Open space that encompasses each tooth
Fermentable carbohydrates - Answer✔️✔️-Simple carbohydrates, such as
sucrose, fructose, lactose, and glucose.
plaque - Answer✔️✔️-Soft deposit on teeth that consists of bacteria and
bacterial by-products
Hamulus - Answer✔️✔️-hook-shaped process
palatine bone - Answer✔️✔️-forms the posterior hard palate and floor of
nose.
styloid process - Answer✔️✔️-pole-like process extending downward from
the temporal bone on each side of the skull
Xerostomia - Answer✔️✔️-Dryness of the mouth caused by reduction of
saliva
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Modern Dental Assisting Chapter 13/14
Study Guide with Complete Solutions
Cementum - Answer✔️✔️-Part of the of periodontium that is attached to the
root surface.
Mutans streptococci - Answer✔️✔️-Type of bacteria primarily responsible
for dental caries
calculus - Answer✔️✔️-Calcium and phosphate salts in saliva that become
mineralized and adhere to tooth surfaces.
suculus - Answer✔️✔️-Open space that encompasses each tooth
Fermentable carbohydrates - Answer✔️✔️-Simple carbohydrates, such as
sucrose, fructose, lactose, and glucose.
plaque - Answer✔️✔️-Soft deposit on teeth that consists of bacteria and
bacterial by-products
Hamulus - Answer✔️✔️-hook-shaped process
palatine bone - Answer✔️✔️-forms the posterior hard palate and floor of
nose.
styloid process - Answer✔️✔️-pole-like process extending downward from
the temporal bone on each side of the skull
Xerostomia - Answer✔️✔️-Dryness of the mouth caused by reduction of
saliva
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