Endodontics Health Dictionary

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Endodontics: From 2 Different Sources

The branch of dentistry concerned with the causes, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disease and injury affecting the nerves and pulp in teeth and periapical tissues in the gum.

Common endodontic procedures are root-canal treatment and pulpotomy.

Health Source: BMA Medical Dictionary
Author: The British Medical Association
n. the study, treatment, and prevention of diseases of the pulp of teeth and their sequelae. A major part of treatment is *root canal treatment.
Health Source: Oxford | Concise Colour Medical Dictionary
Author: Jonathan Law, Elizabeth Martin

Dentistry

The science or profession concerned with the teeth and their supporting structures. Most dentists work in general dental practice; others practise in a specialized branch of dentistry.

Dentists in general practice undertake all aspects of dental care. They may refer patients to a consultant in one of the specialized branches of dentistry, such as orthodontics, prosthetics, endodontics, and periodontics. Dental hygienists carry out

scaling (removal of calculi) and advise on oral hygiene methods.... dentistry

File

n. 1. an instrument used to remove a sharp edge of bone. 2. an instrument used in *endodontics to prepare the walls of a root canal for *root canal treatment. Files may be used by hand or in a *dental handpiece (rotary files); they are made from stainless steel or nickel-titanium alloy.... file

Probe

n. 1. a thin rod of pliable metal, such as silver, with a blunt end. The instrument is used for exploring cavities, wounds, fistulae, and sinus channels. 2. (dental probe) a hand instrument designed for specific exploratory examination procedures (e.g. for dental caries, endodontics, or periodontics). 3. (ultrasound probe) see ultrasound; transducer. 4. (gene probe) a radioactively labelled cloned section of DNA that is used to detect identical sections of nucleic acid by means of pairing between complementary bases. See Northern blot analysis; Southern blot analysis.... probe

Pulpectomy

n. the removal of the entire pulp tissue from the crown to the root of a tooth in order to treat infection. This is an essential part of *root canal treatment and of *endodontics generally.... pulpectomy

Reamer

n. an instrument used in *endodontics to clean, cut, and prepare the walls of a root canal for *root canal treatment.... reamer

Root Canal Treatment

the procedure of fully *devitalizing and 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 treatment may extend over several visits. It is used to treat toothache and apical abscesses. See also apicectomy; endodontics.... root canal treatment

Root Induction

(in *endodontics) a procedure to allow continued root formation in an immature tooth with a damaged pulp. See apexogenesis.... root induction

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