What's the difference between depolish and repolish?
Depolish
Definition:
(v. t.) To remove the polish or glaze from.
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Repolish
Definition:
(v. t.) To polish again.
Example Sentences:
(1) Nearly 90% of the veneers needed repolishing but more than 90% of the patients stayed satisfied with the esthetic solution offered.
(2) The composite resin surfaces should be repolished and amalgam and gold alloy surfaces made glossy after use of an air-abrasive system.
(3) Repolishing of the margins should be considered at the time of the recall appointments to improve the quality of restoration.
(4) Labial enamel surfaces of anterior teeth were polished, etched for thirty seconds with acid and then repolished by manual brushing with three different abrasive pastes for 10, 15, 15, 20, and 20 seconds respectively and finally for a 60-sec brushing with a dental engine.
(5) Prepared enamel samples were polished with one of 5 different toothpastes, dulled by acid treatment and repolished with the same toothpaste.
(6) The £123 for "repolishing furniture" is circled in blue ink.