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61root canal — noun Date: 1893 the part of the pulp cavity lying in the root of a tooth; also a dental operation to save a tooth by removing the contents of its root canal and filling the cavity with a protective substance …
62root canal treatment — (in endodontics) the procedure of removing the remnants of the pulp of a tooth, cleaning and shaping the canal inside the tooth, and filling the root canal (see root filling). The entire treatment usually extends over several visits. It is used… …
63root canal treatment — (in endodontics) the procedure of removing the remnants of the pulp of a tooth, cleaning and shaping the canal inside the tooth, and filling the root canal (see root filling). The entire treatment usually extends over several visits. It is used… …
64root canal therapy — noun a dental procedure for the treatment of an abscess at the root of a tooth in which the pulp is removed and replaced with a root filling, leaving the shell of the tooth intact …
65tooth — n.; pl. teeth one of the hard structures in the mouth used for cutting and chewing food. Each tooth is embedded in a socket in part of the jawbone (mandible or maxilla) known as the alveolar bone (or alveolus), to which it is attached by the… …
66Tooth, cracked, syndrome — A toothache caused by a broken tooth (tooth fracture) without associated cavity or advanced gum disease. Biting on the area of tooth fracture can cause severe sharp pains. These fractures are usually due to chewing or biting hard objects such as… …
67root*/*/ — [ruːt] noun I 1) [C] the part of a plant that grows under the ground Olive trees have deep roots.[/ex] 2) [C] the part of a hair, tooth, or nail that is under your skin 3) [C] a basic cause or idea We need to get to the root of the problem.[/ex]… …
68tooth resorption external — resorption of calcified dental tissue, beginning on the external surface of the root and extending to the cementum, dentin, and eventually into the root canal. See also internal tooth r. (def. 1) …
69root canal — treatment of the embedded part of a tooth, crowning a root of a tooth …
70Root End Surgery — A Root End Surgery formerly known as apicoectomy (L. apex, apicis : a summit or a tip), is an endodontic surgical procedure whereby a tooth s root tip is removed and a root end cavity is prepared and filled with a biocompatible material. This is… …
