plugger

[ pluhg-er ]

noun

a person or thing that plugs.
any of various machines or tools that insert, remove, or manipulate plugs or pluglike materials, as a dental instrument used to pack and mold the filling in a tooth cavity.

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Teague replied: “I have to allow an operator or plugger a way to appeal when he believes our requirements are unreasonable.”
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If the gold does not stick directly, put in more cylinders with the plugger, and recommence the condensation with the burnisher.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 467, December 13, 1884 | Various
I found that by holding a steel plugger an inch from the tooth I could give her a violent galvanic shock.
Tin Foil and Its Combinations for Filling Teeth | Henry L. Ambler
If the tin shows any tendency to slide, use a more deeply serrated plugger.
Tin Foil and Its Combinations for Filling Teeth | Henry L. Ambler
The idea that a rope could be fed into a cavity with a plugger faster and easier than a tape has long ago been disproved.
Tin Foil and Its Combinations for Filling Teeth | Henry L. Ambler

I use square-pointed pluggers (four-cornered), as part of the packing is done with the side of the plugger.
Tin Foil and Its Combinations for Filling Teeth | Henry L. Ambler

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