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2. Crown (dental restoration) - Wikipedia

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   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 with a crown.

3. Periodontal curette - Wikipedia

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   The toe-third of the instrument should be adapted to the crown or root surface. [5] The working-end should be at a 70-80 degree angle to the tooth surface, and the lower shank should be tilted slightly towards the tooth surface to achieve correct angulation. [5] The type of strokes used may vary depending on the tooth surface being addressed.

4. Dental drill - Wikipedia

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   Dental rotary instruments - boreri. A dental burr, or bur, is a type of cutter used in a handpiece. The burrs are usually made of tungsten carbide or diamond. The three parts of a burr are the head, the neck, and the shank. [4] The heads of some burrs (such as tungsten carbide burrs) contain the blades which remove material.

5. Dental restoration - Wikipedia

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   A systematic review concluded that for decayed baby (primary) teeth, putting an off‐the‐shelf metal crown over the tooth (Hall technique) or only partially removing decay (also referred to as "selective removal" [5]) before placing a filling may be better than the conventional treatment of removing all decay before filling. [6]

6. Dental extraction - Wikipedia

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   A dental extraction (also referred to as tooth extraction, exodontia, exodontics, or informally, tooth pulling) is the removal of teeth from the dental alveolus (socket) in the alveolar bone.

7. Luting agent - Wikipedia

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   This photo shows the application of luting cement onto a temporary dental crown. The use of lute in this case is therefore considered provisional because of the short duration of use of the crown (up to six weeks). The crown will eventually be replaced by a permanent crown.