Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The branch of dentistry that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and disorders of the tooth root, dental pulp, and surrounding tissue.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun the branch of dentistry dealing with diseases of the dental pulp.
  • noun the treatment of diseases of the dental pulp, especially by completely removing the pulp and nerve inside a tooth and its root, and replacing it with a filling material; root canal therapy; pulp canal therapy.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun The branch of dentistry dealing with the dental pulp and root

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the branch of dentistry dealing with diseases of the dental pulp

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[endo– + (ortho)dontics.]

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Examples

  • Then, you had forgotten, they only pay 50% of endodontics the pulpotomy, and they don't even cover the laughing gas at all.

    Dental Insurance-Part 2: How it really works Dr. Dean Brandon 2006

  • If you are really a money chaser, go for endodontics they clean up.

    What is the Salary of a Dentist? Dr. Dean Brandon 2006

  • For a long while, Gary continued writing while he went to school and started practicing, and then he got so involved in dentistry—his specialty was endodontics; root canals—that he stopped.

    Younger Pamela Redmond Satran 2005

  • Christopher S. Wenckus, head of the endodontics department at the University of Illinois at Chicago's College of Dentistry, said deaths or serious complications following root canals are "horribly uncommon."

    chicagotribune.com - News 2011

  • James Kulild, a professor of endodontics at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry, said there are very limited circumstances under which a paper clip could be used during dental procedures.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed 2012

  • Regenerative endodontics, the development and delivery of tissues to replace diseased or damaged dental pulp, has the potential to provide a revolutionary alternative to pulp removal.

    Medindia Health News 2010

  • Dr. Kakoli is the root canal expert and handles all aspects of endodontics.

    PR Leap - Recent News Releases 2010

  • It is awarded to Andrea Nackley, PhD, assistant professor of endodontics with a joint appointment in pharmacology at the University of North

    Newswise: Latest News 2010

  • Dr. Kakoli handles the endodontics aspect of dentistry and will administer root canal therapy to those patients in need of the same.

    RedOrbit News - Technology 2010

  • Regenerative endodontics, the development and delivery of tissues to replace diseased or damaged dental pulp, has the potential to provide a revolutionary alternative to pulp removal.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

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