plaster of paris

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Gypsum plaster dental model showing upper and lower teeth in occlusion, set against a black background.

A doctor wearing gloves applies a blue plaster cast to a woman's broken hand and wrist.

plaster of paris: Media

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Gypsum plaster dental model showing upper and lower teeth in occlusion, set against a black background.

dental model

Teeth modeled in plaster of paris, a type of gypsum plaster.

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A doctor wearing gloves applies a blue plaster cast to a woman's broken hand and wrist.

Setting a broken hand with a cast of plaster of paris.

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