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Definition of Cheoplastic metal
1. Noun. Any alloy that fuses at low temperatures and can be used molding artificial teeth.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cheoplastic Metal
Literary usage of Cheoplastic metal
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Practical Treatise on Mechanical Dentistry by Joseph Richardson (1860)
"In constructing entire dentures in a base of cheoplastic metal, an impression of
the mouth is first secured either in wax or plaster. ..."
2. The Principles and practice of dentistry: Including Anatomy, Physiology by Chapin Aaron Harris, Philip H. Austen (1882)
"cheoplastic metal. This alloy was patented by Dr. AA Blandy, of London, in 1856,
... The alloy of the cheoplastic metal was silver, with some bismuth, ..."
3. A Dictionary of medical terminology, dental surgery, and the collateral sciences by Chapin Aaron Harris, Ferdinand James Samuel Gorgas (1882)
"A plate made of cheoplastic metal, adapted to a portion of the alveolar ridge
deprived of natural teeth, and to he supplied with an artificial substitute. ..."
4. New York Dental Journal (1859)
"... of zinc before placing the block in the mould. The cheoplastic metal will then
adhere to the platina, adding greatly to the strength of the case. ..."
5. American Journal of Dental Science by American Society of Dental Surgeons (1872)
"... uses a little rubber in temporary cases; cannot consider it equal to gold ;
has used the cheoplastic metal, but does not approve of alloys. ..."
6. A Practical Treatise on Operative Dentistry by Jonathan Taft (1859)
"But a better protection than either may be made of cheoplastic metal, taking an
impression of the tooth, and from that moulding the shield ; and this ..."
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