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dental
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| winged clamp | a type of dental dam clam that has extensions to help retain the dental dam |
| universal | if the same clamp can be placed on the same type of tooth in the opposite quadrant of the mouth |
| bow | the rounded part of the clamp that extends through the dental dam |
| jaws | the part of the clamp that is used to help stabilize the clamp onto the tooth |
| septum | the dental dam material located between the holes of the punched dam |
| invert | to reverse the position, order or condition |
| stylus | a sharp pointed tool used for cutting |
| malalinged | to be displaced out of the normal relation to the line of the dental arch |
| exposed | when the selected tppth is visible through the dam |
| aspirate | to draw back or to draw within |