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cervical clamp

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cer·vi·cal clamp

(sĕrvi-kăl klamp)

Double-bowed grasping device used to help retract gingiva during restorative procedures near gingival margin.

[L. cervix, neck, necklike structure + -al, adj. suffix]

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