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Dentistry vocabulary · Fillings and Restorations

Temporary filling

Meaning in dentistry, with examples

nounCommon term

In dentistry, temporary filling means: A simple filling placed for a short time, for example between visits during root canal treatment or while a crown is being made.

In Turkish: geçici dolgu

How it is used

Also called a temporary restoration, or in the UK a temporary dressing. Patients are usually told it may wear down or come out. Common materials include zinc oxide eugenol and glass ionomer.

Example sentences

  1. I've put in a temporary filling until we finish the root canal treatment.

  2. Part of my temporary filling came out last night.

Common collocations

  • place a temporary filling
  • lose a temporary filling
  • temporary dressing
  • temporary restoration
  • fillingMaterial placed in a tooth to repair the hole left after decay is removed, or to rebuild a broken part, so that the tooth regains its shape and function.
  • root canal treatmentTreatment that removes inflamed or infected pulp from inside a tooth, then cleans, shapes and seals the root canals so that the tooth can be kept.
  • crownA cap made of ceramic, metal or both that covers a damaged tooth completely and restores its shape and strength. The word also means the part of a tooth visible above the gum.
  • compositeA tooth-colored filling material made of resin mixed with fine glass or ceramic particles. It is bonded to the tooth and usually hardened with a blue curing light.

More terms: Fillings and Restorations

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