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Record 1 2016-12-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Conservative Dentistry
  • Special-Language Phraseology
CONT

The placement of a dental filling is a process by which a chipped tooth, or an area of tooth damaged by tooth decay (cavities), is restored with a hard substance.

OBS

The most common materials for restoring (or filling) teeth are amalgam (sometimes called silver), composite resin (sometimes called plastic or white), gold, ceramic and glass ionomer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dentisterie conservatrice
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
CONT

Les matériaux les plus fréquents pour restaurer (ou obturer) les dents sont l'amalgame (parfois appelé amalgame d'argent), la résine composite (parfois appelée résine plastique ou blanche), l'or, la céramique et l'ionomère de verre.

Spanish

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