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Course 26 Unit 3 11-20
Dental Assisting Spelling and Terminology
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Health Care
Undergraduate 1
09/20/2011

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Term
Retruded
Definition
Most distal position of the mandible
Term
Occlusion
Definition
Chewing surface of primary and permanent teeth
Term
Open Bite
Definition
Whent he upper and lower anterior teeth do not occlude, leaving a space
Term
Protrusive
Definition
Bringing the mandible into its most forward position. (Class 3 malocclussion jjut-jaw)
Term
Rest Position
Definition
Called the physiological rest position. Teeth are slightly apart and comfortable about 1-2mm
Term
Distocclusion
Definition
The mesial-buccal cusp of the upper 1st molar is mesial to the buccal groove of the lower 1st molar
Term
Etiology
Definition
The study of the factors which cause a disease or condition
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Cleft Palate
Definition
A condition that occurs when the bones of the maxilla fail to fuse with the bones of the naval cavity
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Tongue Thrusting
Definition
A habit when a person's tongue pushed against the anterior teeth during swallowing, causing an anterior open bite
Term
Helix
Definition
Looped spring like part os the TP spring
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