- pulp devitalization
- the destruction of vitality of the pulp of a tooth.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
pulp devitalization
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devitalization — 1. Deprivation of vitality or of vital properties. 2. In dentistry, the process by which tooth pulp is destroyed; e.g., by chemical means, by infection, or by extirpation. * * * de·vi·tal·iza·tion or Brit de·vi·tal·isa·tion … Medical dictionary
devitalization — n. (in dentistry) removal of a diseased pulp from a tooth. In primary teeth the coronal pulp alone may be removed, while the pulp in the root is kept alive or root canal treatment undertaken. For permanent teeth, See: root canal treatment … The new mediacal dictionary
Stomatology — is that part of medicine that relates to the mouth and its diseases; originally practiced by physicians, it was a standard medical specialty through the early 20th century but in the U.S. it is now the province of dentists. In Europe it requires… … Wikipedia
mummification — 1. SYN: dry gangrene. 2. Shrivelling of a dead, retained fetus. 3. In dentistry, treatment of inflamed dental pulp with fixative drugs (usually formaldehyde derivatives) in order to retain teeth so treated for relatively short periods; generally… … Medical dictionary
devitalize — To deprive of vitality or of vital properties. * * * de·vi·tal·ize or Brit de·vi·tal·ise ( )dē vīt əl .īz vt, ized or Brit ised; iz·ing or Brit is·ing to deprive of life or vitality: as a) to refine (as foodstuffs) to the point that essential or… … Medical dictionary
