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total-etch

total-etch adjective: pertaining to adhesive systems for bonding fillings to teeth that require the application of phosphoric acid in a separate etching step .

Adjective

total-etch (comparative more total-etch, superlative most total-etch)

  1. Pertaining to adhesive systems for bonding fillings to teeth that require the application of phosphoric acid in a separate etching step .
    • The total-etch system completely removes the smear layer using an acidic gel (usually phosphate acid) and demineralizes hydroxyapatite under the smear layer of the dentin.2015, Zhou Xuedong, Dental Caries: Principles and Management, →ISBN, page 119
    • With the classic total-etch technique, both the enamel and dentin are etched with phosphoric acid.2015, Frank Verstraete, Anson J. Tsugawa, Veterinary Dentistry, →ISBN

Forms of total-etch

comparativemore total-etch
superlativemost total-etch

Questions about total-etch

What does total-etch mean?
Total-etch means pertaining to adhesive systems for bonding fillings to teeth that require the application of phosphoric acid in a separate etching step .
What part of speech is total-etch?
Total-etch is an adjective.

Words near total-etch in the dictionary

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  2. total synthesis
  3. total up
  4. total war
  5. total wars
  6. total-etch
  7. totaled
  8. totaled up
  9. totaler
  10. totalers
  11. totaling

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