filling

(fil’ing). 1. The material for insertion in a prepared cavity in a tooth. It is usually gold, amalgam, cement, gutta-perch a, or tin. 2. The operation of stopping cavities in the crown of a tooth. combination f., a filling made up of two or more materials, usually one on top of the other. contour f., a filling which restores the original shape of a tooth-crown. Mosetig- Moorhof See Moselig-Moorhof bone-wax, under wax. sub: f., a filling in which the tooth or the cavity is covered with the fluids of the mouth.