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orangewood stick [2 records]

Record 1 1979-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dentistry
CONT

With orangewood stick and mallet or an amalgam condenser, keep expressing as much mercury as possible until the boxed impression is slightly overfilled.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dentisterie
OBS

L'écartement. Cette opération consiste à écarter une dent de ses voisines. L'écartement peut s'obtenir au bout de quelques minutes, au moyen des écarteurs (...). On emploie le caoutchouc ou l'ouate, pour un écartement qui ne sera pas immédiat. Le bois d'hickory ou d'oranger s'humecte et gonfle.

Spanish

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Record 2 1979-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dentistry
CONT

With the orangewood stick and mallet or amalgam condenser, keep expressing as much mercury as possible until the boxed impression is slightly overfilled.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dentisterie

Spanish

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