- porcelain jacket
- a jacket crown of porcelain.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
porcelain jacket
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jacket crown — n. a type of artificial, tooth colored dental crown made of acrylic or porcelain * * * … Universalium
jacket crown — n an artificial crown that is placed over the remains of a natural tooth * * * a porcelain or acrylic resin restoration of the clinical crown of a tooth that usually terminates under the gingiva … Medical dictionary
jacket crown — n. a type of artificial, tooth colored dental crown made of acrylic or porcelain … English World dictionary
jacket — 1. A fixed bandage applied around the body in order to immobilize the spine. 2. In dentistry, a term commonly used in reference to an artificial crown composed of fired porcelain or acrylic resin. [M.E., fr. O.Fr. jaquet, dim. of jaqu … Medical dictionary
porcelain — A powder composed of a clay, silica, and a flux that, when mixed with water, forms a paste that is molded to form artificial teeth, inlays, jacket crowns, and dentures. When heated, the materials fuse to form a ceramic. * * * por·ce·lain pōr s(ə… … Medical dictionary
The Porcelain Magician — Infobox Book | name = The Porcelain Magician title orig = translator = image caption = Dust jacket from the first edition author = Frank Owen illustrator = Frances E. Dunn cover artist = Frances E. Dunn country = United States language = English… … Wikipedia
dental porcelain — a type of porcelain used in dental restorations, either jacket crowns or inlays, artificial teeth, or metal ceramic crowns. It is essentially a mixture of particles of feldspar and quartz, the feldspar melting first and providing a glass matrix… … Medical dictionary
silicophosphate cement — a mixture of silicate and zinc phosphate cements, formerly used as temporary filling material and for cementation of orthodontic bands, cast restorations, and porcelain jacket crowns; it has been replaced by resin cements and glass ionomer… … Medical dictionary
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