Plaster of Paris used to stabilise and externally splint fractured bones. It is applied wet and moulded to the appropriate shape to immobilise the broken bone (see BONE, DISORDERS OF – Bone fractures.)
a preparation of gypsum (calcium sulphate) that sets hard when water is added. It is used in various modified forms in dentistry to make *plaster models. It is also used in orthopaedics for preparing plaster *casts.... plaster of paris
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