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Definition of Obtunding
1. obtund [v] - See also: obtund
Lexicographical Neighbors of Obtunding
Literary usage of Obtunding
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Principles and Practice of Dentistry: Including Anatomy, Physiology by Chapin Aaron Harris (1892)
"Such pain-obtunding mixtures are best applied to the parts about the neck and
over the root of a tooth by mean; of a simple apparatus devised by Von ..."
2. Catching's Compendium of Practical Dentistry (1895)
"Also for obtunding pain in excavating cavities. ... obtunding SENSITIVE DENTINE.
DR. GF HARWOOD, WORCESTER, MASS. Dental Cosmos, July. Inclose teeth in dam, ..."
3. American Journal of Dental Science by American Society of Dental Surgeons (1891)
"THE obtunding OF SENSITIVE DENTINE. BY GEORGE F. EAMES, MD, DDS The dentist who
has ju^t used an excavator in removing a little superficially decayed ..."
4. Transactions of the American Dental Association at Its ... Annual Session by American Dental Association (1889)
"... Tennessee, exhibited and described an instrument for treating alveolar abscess,
and Dr. Ouster, of Dayton, Ohio, one for obtunding sensitive dentine. ..."
5. Dominion Dental Journal (1906)
"ment of sensitive dentin I want to call your attention to the objections to using
cocain pressure for the purpose of obtunding sensitive dentin. ..."