dental unit

dental unit
a major fixed piece of dental equipment to which are attached the dental drills, aspirator, compressed air syringe, and ultrasonic scaler. It is frequently integral with the dental chair.

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1. a single tooth and its adnexa, considered as a unit in the physiology of mastication. 2. a mobile or fixed article of dental equipment, which may be combined with a chair, consisting of items and attachments needed for dental examination and operations, and housing the electrical, mechanical, and plumbing facilities needed to operate the equipment and fixtures of the unit.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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