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planing
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planing /plan·ing/ (pla´ning) abrasion of disfigured skin to promote reepithelialization with minimal scarring; done by mechanical means (dermabrasion) or by application of a caustic (chemabrasion).
plan·ing (plnng)
n.
See dermabrasion.
planing
abrasion of disfigured skin to promote re-epithelization with minimal scarring; done by mechanical means (dermabrasion) or by application of a caustic (chemabrasion). See also plastic surgery.
dental planing
the scraping or abrasion of the cemental surface of a tooth after the removal of calculus in order to remove bacterial endotoxins.
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