| dental amalgam |
amalgam: an alloy of mercury with another metal (usually silver) used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth; except for iron and platinum all metals dissolve in mercury and chemists refer to the resulting mercury mixtures as amalgams
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| dental assistant |
an assistant to a dentist
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| dental caries |
cavity: soft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to the death of a tooth
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| dental consonant |
alveolar consonant: a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge
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| dental floss |
a soft thread for cleaning the spaces between the teeth
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