to stone a tooth to smooth it off

Spanish translation: limar / pulir una pieza dental para suavizar la superficie

15:36 Dec 15, 2014
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Dentistry
English term or phrase: to stone a tooth to smooth it off
And another dental question (UK>Spain)
"LR2 has a small enamel fracture. This tooth was stoned to smooth it off."
I was going to use 'limar' but I am not sure if this is the word dentists use, and I can't find references.
Ana Gutierrez
Local time: 09:55
Spanish translation:limar / pulir una pieza dental para suavizar la superficie
Explanation:
Podría utilizarse limar o pulir.
Para "tooth" creo que suele usarse "pieza dental".
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Lara Rodríguez Escalada
Spain
Local time: 10:55
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1Español
Dr. María-Teresa Gamboa-Medina
4limar un diente para darle tersura
José J. Martínez
4limar / pulir una pieza dental para suavizar la superficie
Lara Rodríguez Escalada


  

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limar un diente para darle tersura


Explanation:
Es una forma de decirlo


José J. Martínez
United States
Local time: 02:55
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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Asker: Gracias

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limar / pulir una pieza dental para suavizar la superficie


Explanation:
Podría utilizarse limar o pulir.
Para "tooth" creo que suele usarse "pieza dental".

Lara Rodríguez Escalada
Spain
Local time: 10:55
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Asker: Gracias, me decidí por ´pulir´ya que encontré más referencias.

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Español


Explanation:
En odontología se usa también el término 'desgastar', i. e., se desgastó el diente para alisarlo. Ejercí la odotología por 20 años. Espero te sirva. Feliz Navidad.

Dr. María-Teresa Gamboa-Medina
Mexico
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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Asker: Gracias


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agree  José J. Martínez: I agree with you.
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