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Inlay

Meaning: Custom-made restoration fitted within the cusps of a tooth and cemented into a prepared cavity.

In practice: A porcelain inlay was bonded into the molar instead of a large filling.

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Which word means: A calcified tissue covering the root of a tooth.

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