sprued, a. Dentistry.
(spruːd)
[f. sprue n.2 + -ed2.]
Furnished with a sprue or sprues.
| 1930 S. S. Jaffe in I. G. Nichols Prosthetic Dentistry xxx. 538 Place the waxed and sprued model on the mix..and allow it to set. 1963 C. R. Cowell et al. Inlays, Crowns, & Bridges v. 46 The sprued pattern must be invested immediately because delay increases the chances of distortion due to the release of strains in the wax. 1979 L. J. Boucher Comprehensive Rev. Dentistry xxii. 579/1 The sprued pattern should be placed one-quarter inch from the end of the casting ring. |