Dental Vocab Quiz

To be concerned and interested in what happens to someone and want them to be well and happy.

• care

• advise

• diagnose

• dental assistant

Someone whose job it is to clean a patient's teeth.

• Dental Assistant

• Receptionist

• Dental Hygienist

• Dental Therapist

The branch of dentistry that deals with the pathology, biological functions, and the form and structure of human dental pulp as well as the area around the root of the tooth.

Answer explanation

Endodontics

The medical study of the mouth and teeth.

• Dentin

• Dentist

• Dentures

• Dentistry

Something associated with the mouth.

• Oral Hygiene

• Oral cavity

• Oral

• Polish

The fleshy tissue around the opening of the mouth which is closer to the chin:

• Tongue

• Lower lip

• Mandibular

• Salivary gland

A branch of dentistry which deals with the dental care of toddlers.

• Palatoglossal arch

• Periodontal ligament

• periodontics

• Pediatric Dentistry

A soft tissue that hangs from the soft palate and stops food entering the nasal cavity

• Uvula

• Upper lip

• Tonsils

• Soft palate

Hard structures in moth used for biting and chewing.

• Enamel

• Teeth

• Dentin

• Cementum

A set of narrow spaces inside the root of a tooth that can become infected. In such cases the dentist takes out the infected part of the tooth.

Answer explanation

Root canal