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Chapter 44
Dental Liners, Bases, and Bonding Systems
Dessiccate | To remove all moisture from an item, or to dry out |
Etchant | Chemical agent used to prepare a tooth surface for a dental material |
Etching | Process of cutting into a surface with the use of an acid product |
Eugenol | Colorless liquid made from clove oil |
Hybrid | Material that produces a similar outcome to its natural counterpart |
Insulating | Preventing the passage of heat or electricity |
Micromechanical | Means by which a matierial and a structure lock onto one another through minute cuttings |
Obliterating | Removing something completely |
Polymerize | To subject a material to the bonding process of two or more monomers |
Sedative | Having a soothing effect. |
Smear layer | Very thin layer of debris on newly prepared dentin |
Thermal | Reffering to heat |