Cementáló

Cementáló is a Hungarian noun formed from the verb cementálni, meaning to cement. It can refer to an agent—someone or something that performs cementation—or to a device or method involved in cementing. In everyday use the term is most common in dentistry, where a cementáló is the professional who applies dental luting cement to attach restorations such as crowns, bridges, inlays, or orthodontic appliances to prepared teeth. The process, called cementálás or cementáció, aims to create a durable bond, seal the margins, and prevent leakage. Common cements include zinc phosphate, glass ionomer, resin cement, and resin-modified glass ionomer; the procedure typically involves isolating the tooth, mixing and applying cement, seating the restoration, and removing excess cement while checking occlusion.

Beyond dentistry, cementáló can refer to devices or methods that apply cement to join materials, though more specialized terminology is often used in construction and engineering, with cementálás or cementáció indicating the process itself. In geology, the related concept is cementation, the diagenetic process by which mineral precipitates bind sediment grains together; in Hungarian contexts this concept is usually described using cementáció rather than a plain “cementáló.”

Etymology: the suffix -áló forms an agent noun in Hungarian, indicating someone or something that performs the action of cementálás. The word reflects loanword influence from Latin or English through the root "cement."