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Record 1 2006-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical Instruments and Devices
  • Dentistry
DEF

In dentistry, a manual or powered instrument used for packing a plastic or unset material into a cavity of a tooth.

OBS

Variation in sizes and shapes allows conformation of the mass to the cavity outline.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments et appareillages médicaux
  • Dentisterie
DEF

Instrument avec lequel le dentiste presse [les matériaux d'obturation, amalgame, feuille d'or, etc.] dans la cavité d'une dent.

CONT

Le fouloir est l'instrument de la condensation manuelle de l'amalgame. C'est un instrument à double extrémité [...]; en général, on se sert des fouloirs à extrémités lisses pour les obturations au ciment ou à la gutta et des fouloirs à extrémités striées pour l'amalgame [...]

Spanish

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