In dentistry terms the difference between cavity and filling
is that cavity is a soft area in a decayed tooth while filling is a piece of amalgam used to fill a cavity in a tooth.
As nouns the difference between cavity and filling
is that cavity is a hole or hollow depression while filling is anything that is used to fill something.
As an adjective filling is
of food, that satisfies the appetite by filling the stomach.
As a verb filling is
present participle of lang=en.
cavity
English
Noun
(cavities)
A hole or hollow depression.
A hollow area within the body (such as the sinuses).
(dentistry) A soft area in a decayed tooth.
Synonyms
* See also
* (dentistry)
Derived terms
* buccal cavity
* cavity back
* cavity batten
* cavity coupling
* cavity fill
* cavity filter
* cavity impedence
* cavity magnetron
* cavity oscillator
* cavity radiator
* cavity resonance
* cavity tray
* cavity tuning
* cavity vent
* cavity wall
* oral cavity
Related terms
* cave
* concave
* excavate
* excavation
* excavator
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filling
English
Adjective
(
en adjective)
Of food, that satisfies the appetite by filling the stomach
- a filling meal
Noun
(
en noun)
Anything that is used to fill something.
The contents of a pie, etc.
(dentistry) A piece of amalgam used to fill a cavity in a tooth.
The woof in woven fabrics.
Prepared wort added to ale to cleanse it.
Verb
(head)
See also
* filing
