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A hand-held, manually-operated, dental instrument specifically designed to compress filling materials in a root canal, mainly in an axial direction. The working distal end is cylindrical or tapered, circular in cross-section, and has a flat-tipped end. This...
A dental instrument that uses heat to condense an endodontic filling material in a root canal, in the axial/lateral direction. The working part is typically cylindrical or tapered, and circular in cross-section. A condenser is commonly used to function as a...
A dental restorative material made from gold (Au) foil, sintered gold (Au) powder, or a combination of both, for the preparation of gold tooth fillings directly in the mouth of a patient by condensing the material with a mallet and a plugger. The material i...