plugger /plug·ger/ (plug´er) an instrument for compacting filling material in a tooth cavity.
plugger,
plugger [plug´er]
plugger,
plug·ger (pl g  r)n. A dental instrument used for condensing material in a cavity. Also called packer. |
plugger,
an instrument for condensing or consolidating a filling material, such as a dental amalgam into a tooth restoration. See also packer.
plugger [plug´er]
a dental instrument for packing, condensing, and compacting filling material into a tooth cavity.
plugger,
n an instrument used to compress the filling material in an apical and lateral direction when a root canal is being filled. See also condenser.
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