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  2. Calculus (dental) - Wikipedia

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    Heavy staining and calculus deposits exhibited on the lingual surface of the mandibular anterior teeth, along the gumline Calculus deposit (indicated with a red arrow) on x-ray image In dentistry , calculus or tartar is a form of hardened dental plaque .

  3. Inlays and onlays - Wikipedia

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    The tooth has not fully erupted and continued active and passive eruption can cause unfavourable margins when the tooth is fully through as the patient is still undergoing skeletal development. Young children may be unable to cope with invasive dental treatment and long procedures, therefore it is advantageous to wait until they are fully ...

  4. Human tooth sharpening - Wikipedia

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    Human tooth sharpening is the practice of manually sharpening the teeth, usually the front incisors. Filed teeth are customary in various cultures. Filed teeth are customary in various cultures. Many remojadas figurines found in parts of Mexico have filed teeth and it is believed to have been common practice in their culture.

  5. Glossary of dentistry - Wikipedia

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    This photo shows teeth #2-5 (Universal numbering system). Tooth #3, the upper right first molar, has an MO (mesial-occlusal) gold inlay. This molar is both posterior, as well as distal, to the premolars in front of it. Most of the principal terms can be combined using their corresponding combining forms (such as mesio-for mesial and disto-for ...

  6. Removable partial denture - Wikipedia

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    A removable partial denture (RPD) is a denture for a partially edentulous patient who desires to have replacement teeth for functional or aesthetic reasons and who cannot have a bridge (a fixed partial denture) for any reason, such as a lack of required teeth to serve as support for a bridge (i.e. distal abutments) or financial limitations.

  7. Amalgam (dentistry) - Wikipedia

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    Amalgam filling on first molar. In dentistry, amalgam is an alloy of mercury used to fill teeth cavities. [1] It is made by mixing a combination of liquid mercury and particles of solid metals such as silver, copper or tin.

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  9. Spur gear - Wikipedia

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    In the case of Module (MOD) 4.0 spur gears: Normal spur gears (over 17 teeth) have a pitch circle diameter (PCD) equal to MOD × number of teeth. [4] Corrected spur gears (under 17 teeth) have a PCD equal to MOD × number of teeth + MOD. There are two types of corrected gears: S0 gearing (x1 + x2 = zero) S gearing (x1 + x2 ≠ zero)