| dental excavation |
The removal of the diseased portion of a tooth before the tooth is filled. The excavation is shaped so it will support and retain the restorative material.
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| dental exostosis |
An exostosis on the root of a tooth.
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| dental explorer |
A sharp-pointed instrument used to detect unsound enamel, carious lesions, or imperfect margins of restorations in teeth. SYN: dental probe.
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| dental hammer |
A mallet or motor-driven hammer used for condensing direct-filling gold or silver amalgam during the placement of fillings in teeth.
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| dental handpiece |
An instrument designed to hold the rotary instruments used in dentistry to remove tooth structure or to smooth and polish restorative materials; it may be powered by electric motor or air turbines.
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