Spherical amalgam - compared to admixed Spherical amalgam and therefore will be used in
completing your amalgam spherical competencies.
-Pre-proportioned, disposable capsules available in sizes ranging from 400 to 800 mg and contain a
mixing diaphragm, mercury, and alloy powder that when activated and mixed becomes an amalgamation
of alloys
Vesicle. - a small blister filled with fluid
usually is 1 cm or less in diameter.
-Examples: herpes simplex, herpes zoster, chickenpox, and smallpox lesions
Ankyloglossia - Tongue tied
Angular Cheilitis - This appears as redness and cracking of the skin at the angle of the mouth
Crepitus - popping or clicking of the TMJ
Parotoid Duct - Opposite the maxillary second molar
Submandibular salivary gland - Second largest of the major salivary glands;
similar to the size of a walnut;
located just below the mandible
Sublingual salivary gland - Smallest of the three major salivary gland;
located just under and alongside the tongue
Class I -
, Class 1 - Decay on the occlusal surfaces of the premolars and molars; buccal or lingual pits of
molars and lingual pits of maxillary incisors
Class 11 - Interproximal decay located premolars (posterior teeth)
Class 111 - Interproximal decay located on incisors and cuspids (anterior teeth)
Class IV - Anterior interproximal decay involving the incisal edge
Class V - buccal Decay that occurs at the gingival third, or lingual surface of any tooth
Class VI - lingual Decay on the incisal edges of anterior teeth and/or the cusp tips of posterior
teeth caused by wear
Regular border - resembles a symmetrical circle or an oval shape.
Irregular border. - not uniform or has deviations from circular or oval shape.
Smooth margin. - level with the surface of the lesion.
Raised margin - above the level of the surface of the lesion.
Papule. - a solid raised lesion that is usually less than 1 cm in diameter.
A papule may be any color
Example: an elevated mole
Sternocleidomastoid - Long muscle in the side of the neck that extends up from the thorax to the
base of the skull behind the ear.