Vocab Test 2
Terms
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- Articulation
- The contact relationship of the upper and lower teeth as they move against each other.
- Composite
- Formulation of resins used for restorative purposes.
- Adhesion
- Force that causes unlike molecules to attach to each other.
- Malleability
- Ability of material to withstand permanent deformation under compressive stress.
- Ductility
- Ability of material to withstand permanent deformation under tensile stress without fracture.
- Haversian System
- Internal means by which compact bone receives nourishment.
- Galvanic Shock
- Electric current created whenever two different metals are present in the mouth with saliva.
- Peristalsis
- Wave like muscle action of the intestine for digestion.
- Dovetail
- Fanned out portion of the cavity prep.
- Decay
- Infectious disease that destroys tooth structure.
- Axial Wall
- Portion of prepped tooth location near the pulpal area and parallel with the long axis of the tooth.
- Periosteum
- Specialized connective tissue covering all bones of the body.
- Ramus
- Upright portion of the mandible.
- Temporomandibular Joint
- The articulation of the mandible with the temporal bone.
- Debridement
- Removal of decay and debris.
- Restoration
- Material used to replace natural tooth structure.
- Microleakage
- Microscopic space between the tooth and the restoration.
- Amalgam
- Mercury combined with alloy.
- Esthetics
- Appearance or beauty.
- Cavosurface
- Junction of the cavity and the exterior tooth surfaces.
- Stress
- Internal reaction within a body to an externally applied force.
- Fossa
- Shallow pyramid shaped depression on the occlusal surface of a posterior tooth.
- Sinus
- Air filled cavity within the bone