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Reamer


Definition:

  • (n.) One who, or that which, reams; specifically, an instrument with cutting or scraping edges, used, with a twisting motion, for enlarging a round hole, as the bore of a cannon, etc.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) To induce the periodontitis, a defect was prepared with a endodontic reamer in the proximal surfaces of the upper 1st and 2nd molars of rats.
  • (2) Endosteal defects of variable length and involving a variable amount of the cortical wall were created with an expanding reamer in canine femurs.
  • (3) The apical third of the root was then ground parallel to the long axis until the distal segment of the K-reamer and the root canal appeared.
  • (4) Two canal instrumentation methods were used, conventional step-back preparation with K-Flex files and traditional instrumentation combining reaming with reamers and filing with K-Flex files.
  • (5) A used (dulled) endodontic reamer or file can be utilized as directional guide for tooth resection, because it is economical, autoclavable, and safe.
  • (6) Reamer argues that the social worker has a duty to warn, should disclose no more information than is necessary, and should seek authorization from a hospital review committee.
  • (7) The active electrode was a K-reamer n. 15 which was advanced along the canal until "Odontometer" indicated "apical constriction".
  • (8) A reaming defect was made, using flexible reamers to thin the cortex from the lesser trochanter distally to a site corresponding to the tip of a standard femoral component, to simulate THA after removal of a previously inserted femoral stem.
  • (9) Autologous bone graft is harvested from the outer iliac wing as a bone paste most easily by use of an acetabular reamer.
  • (10) Most lateral branches were small, 80% were the size of a #10 reamer or less, and only 3% were thicker than a #40 reamer.
  • (11) Temperatures in excess of 50 degrees for a duration of more than one minute were found within approximately 2 mm from the periphery of the reamer.
  • (12) Specialized surgical instruments used for the operation included mortising chisels with cannulated reamers, right-angled curettes, and depth-limited impactors.
  • (13) The distance between the tip of the reamer and the apical constriction was measured with a microscope precision of 0.125 mm.
  • (14) Independently of instrument (K reamer or combination K reamer and H file), irrigating solution (sodium chloride) and root canal dressing a similar degree of preparing and cleaning effectiveness of root canals was detected.
  • (15) Group I was mechanically prepared with reamers and files.
  • (16) A removable plastic collar was fixed to endocanal electrode (K-reamer) on which the exact length was signalized as apical constriction, followed by radiographic control.
  • (17) Endodontic reamers were contaminated with microorganisms, lased at various levels of energy, placed in Trypticase soy broth, incubated, and read for growth or no growth to determine sterility.
  • (18) The use of a Tompkin reamer to smooth the surface produced even deeper criss-cross grooves than the scaler, and not a satisfactory smooth surface.
  • (19) Two hundred seventy new files, reamers, and Hedström files from three different manufacturers were evaluated for debris and defects.
  • (20) This study determined whether cold treatment at -96 degrees C affected the mechanical properties of different compositions and sizes of Flexi-Post systems, various sizes of dental reamers, and external wrenches.

Reaver


Definition:

  • (n.) One who reaves.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) His very last book, The Reavers (2007), is set in Elizabethan England.

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