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2. Dental cement - Wikipedia

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   Dental cement. Dental cements have a wide range of dental and orthodontic applications. Common uses include temporary restoration of teeth, cavity linings to provide pulpal protection, sedation or insulation and cementing fixed prosthodontic appliances. [1] Recent uses of dental cement also include two-photon calcium imaging of neuronal ...

3. Crown (dental restoration) - Wikipedia

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   ICD-9-CM. 23.41. MeSH. D003442. [edit on Wikidata] In dentistry, a crown or a dental cap is a type of dental restoration that completely caps or encircles a tooth or dental implant. A crown may be needed when a large dental cavity threatens the health of a tooth. Some dentists will also finish root canal treatment by covering the exposed tooth ...

4. Glass ionomer cement - Wikipedia

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   Glass ionomer cement. A glass ionomer cement (GIC) is a dental restorative material used in dentistry as a filling material and luting cement, [1] including for orthodontic bracket attachment. [2] Glass-ionomer cements are based on the reaction of silicate glass-powder (calciumaluminofluorosilicate glass [3]) and polyacrylic acid, an ionomer.

5. Dental restoration - Wikipedia

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   If permanent restoration cannot be carried out immediately after tooth preparation, temporary restoration may be performed. The prepared tooth, ready for placement of restorative materials, is generally called a tooth preparation. Materials used may be gold, amalgam, dental composites, glass ionomer cement, or porcelain, among others.

6. Pulp capping - Wikipedia

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   Pulp capping is a technique used in dental restorations to protect the dental pulp, after it has been exposed, or nearly exposed during a cavity preparation, from a traumatic injury, or by a deep cavity that reaches the center of the tooth, causing the pulp to die. [1] Exposure of the pulp causes pulpitis (an inflammation which can become ...

7. Dental composite - Wikipedia

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   Dental composites. Glass ionomer cement - composite resin spectrum of restorative materials used in dentistry. Towards the GIC end of the spectrum, there is increasing fluoride release and increasing acid-base content; towards the composite resin end of the spectrum, there is increasing light cure percentage and increased flexural strength.