1. (dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth; - Example: "tomorrow my dentist will fit me for a crown" [syn: crown, crownwork, jacket, jacket crown, cap]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
jacket crown
n 1: (dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial
crown for a broken or decayed tooth; "tomorrow my dentist
will fit me for a crown" [syn: crown, crownwork,
jacket, jacket crown, cap]