restoration

(res″tŏ-rā′shŏn )

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[L. restaurare, to fix]

1. The return of something to its previous state.
2. In dentistry, any treatment, material, or device that restores a tooth surface or replaces a tooth or all of the teeth and adjacent tissues.
SEE: dental amalgam .

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