| CPR |
cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
| RCT |
root canal treatment |
| FDA |
Food and Drug Administration |
| SOP |
standard operating procedure |
| EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency |
| CPR |
cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
| RCT |
root canal treatment |
| FDA |
Food and Drug Administration |
| SOP |
standard operating procedure |
| EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency |
| DHCW |
Dental Health Care Worker |
| MSDS |
manufacturer's safety data sheet |
| CDC |
Centers for Disease Control |
| ADA |
American Dental Association |
| UCR |
usual, customary, and reasonable |
| abrasion |
scrape from; wearing away of a tooth surface from abnormal causes. |
| zygomatic bones |
two facial bones, one under each eye, that form and give shape to the
cheekbone. Also called the malar bones. |
| sphenoid bone |
a large bone at the base of the skull situated between the occipital
and ethmoid bones in front of and between the parietal and the temporal
bones on the side. |
| ethmoid bone |
a spongy bone forming part of the anterior nasal fossa of the skull.
|
| occipital bone |
one large, thick bone in the lower back of the head that forms the
base of the skull. |
| frontal bone |
a single bone in the frontal or anterior region. |
| temporal bones |
two fan-shaped bones, one on each side of the skull. |
| temporoparietal suture |
union line located between the temporal and parietal bones. It is also
known as the squamous suture. |
| lamboid suture |
located between the parietal bone and the upper border of the
occipital bone. |
| coronal suture |
the junction of the frontal and the parietal bones. May be referred to
as the baby's "soft spot" or fontanel. |
| sagital suture |
the union line between the two parietal bones on top of skull. |
| suture (2) |
stitch or staple repairing or closing a wound. |
| suture (1) |
a line where two or more bones unite in an immovalbe joint. |
| frontal sinus |
sinus located in the maxilla. It is the largest and is called the
atrium of Highmore. Is easily seen on x-rays and is used as a landmark in
x-ray films. |
| sphenoid sinus |
sinus located in the sphenoid bones, situated behind the eyes. |
| ethmoid sinus |
sinus located in the ethmoid bone, at the side of the eye. |
| sinus |
an air pocket or cavity in a bone which lightens the bone, warms the
air intake, and helps form sounds. Sinus cavities receive their names from
the bones in which they are situated. |
| hyoid bone |
horseshoe-shaped bone lying at the base of the tongue. It does not
articulate with any other bone. |
| stapes |
ossicle in the middle ear. It is commonly called the ear stirrup. |
| incus |
ossicle of the middle ear. It serves as the ear anvil. |
| malleus |
the largest of the three ossicles. It is located in the middle ear and
serves as the ear mallet. |
| vomer |
a single bone that forms the lower posterior part of the nasal septum.
|
| mandible |
the strong, horseshoe-shaped bone that forms the lower jaw. |
| inferior conchae |
two thin scroll-like bones that form the lower part of the interior of
the nasal cavity. |
| lacrimal bones |
the two bones at the inner or nose side of the orbital cavity. |
| nasal bones |
two bones, one left and one right, that form the arch or bridge of the
nose. |
| palatine bones |
two bones, one each on the left and the right, that form the hard
palate of mouth and the nasal floor. |
| maxillary bones |
two bones, one each on the left and the right, that unite to form the
upper jaw and suport the maxillary teeth. |
| cranium |
the portion of the skull that encloses the brain. Eight bones make up
this section of the skull. |
| xerostomia |
dryness of the mouth caused by the lack of normal salivary secretion.
|
| syncope |
a temporary loss of consciousness due to lack of adquate supply of
blood to the brain; also known as fainting or swooning. |
| absorption |
drug substance transfer from the administration site by body fluids
|
| abscess |
collection of pus |
