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"form": "more flossable",
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"ref": "1988, General Dental Practice: A Handbook of Primary Dental Care, volume 1",
"text": "bridges that have flossable pontics, and do not obliterate embrasures with overcontouring or over-large soldered areas",
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"Capable of being flossed."
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