| root canal t. |
that aspect of endodontics dealing with the treatment of diseases of the dental pulp, consisting of partial (pulpotomy) or complete (pulpectomy) extirpation of the diseased pulp, cleaning and sterilization of the empty root canal, enlarging and shaping of the canal to receive sealing material, and obturation of the canal with a nonirritating hermetic sealing agent. Called also pulp canal t. Click here to view image■Root canal therapy. (A), Mandibular molar with pulpitis and acute apical periodontitis; (B), fitting of cones in all roots; (C), obturation of root canals.
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| root d. |
an isolated area in which the root of a tooth is denuded of bone from the margin to near the apex; it occurs most often on anterior teeth, usually on the vestibular surface rather than the oral surface.
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| root e. |
a dental elevator for extracting a fractured root of a tooth; they may be designed in pairs, a right and a left, and as single, straight, mitered, or double ended.
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| root f. |
f. apicis dentis.
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| root f.’s of spinal nerve |
fila radicularia nervi spinalis.
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