A powder composed of a clay, silica, and a flux that, when mixed with water, forms a paste that is molded to form artificial teeth, inlays, jacket crowns, and dentures. When heated, the materials fuse to form a ceramic.
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por·ce·lain 'pōr-s(ə-)lən, 'pȯr- n a hard, fine-grained, nonporous, and usu. translucent and white ceramic ware that consists essentially of kaolin, quartz, and feldspar and that has many uses in dentistry
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(in dentistry) a ceramic material that is used to construct tooth-coloured crowns, inlays, or veneers.
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por·ce·lain (porґsə-lən) 1. a white, translucent, dense ceramic material produced by fusing under high temperature of a mixture of feldspar, kaolin, quartz, whiting, and other substances. 2. dental p.Medical dictionary. 2011.