(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.
Roamer
Definition:
(n.) One who roams; a wanderer.
Example Sentences:
(1) The transposons causing the mutations are: P element (5 alleles), gypsy (3 alleles), 17.6, HMS Beagle, springer, Delta 88, prygun, Stalker, and a new mobile element which was named roamer (2 alleles).