reamer (redirected from Tapered reamer)

reamer /ream·er/ (rem´er) an instrument used in dentistry for enlarging root canals.

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ream·er (rmr)

n.

A rotating tool used to shape or enlarge holes.

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reamer (rē´mur),

n an instrument with a tapered metal shaft, more loosely spiraled than a file; used to enlarge and clean root canals.

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reamer

an instrument used to enlarge the diameter of a pulp cavity in the practice of endodontics.