The process or result of placing a cap or crown on something, particularly in dentistry (a dental crown).
From 'crown' + 'capping' (gerund of 'cap'). The dental use became prominent in the 20th century as a technical term for tooth restoration.
Dental crowns are actually modern medicine rediscovering ancient practices—Romans made tooth replacements from bone and ivory, and we're still essentially doing the same thing with ceramic!
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