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Den′tal Plug′ger.

An instrument for compacting the metallic filling of teeth.

The point of the plugger continues to press upon the metal in the cavity of the tooth, being actuated by the tension of the spring, while the tube is reciprocated and acts by concussion on the end of the stem.

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