- root canal filling
- 1. in root canal therapy, material(s) placed inside the canal to obturate or seal it. 2. canal obturation.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
root canal filling
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root canal filling spreader — in root canal therapy, a hand operated, smooth, pointed, tapered metal instrument used to compress filling material laterally against the walls of the canal to make room for insertion of additional cones … Medical dictionary
root canal — n 1) the part of the pulp cavity lying in the root of a tooth called also pulp canal 2) a dental operation to save a tooth by removing the contents of its root canal and filling the cavity with a protective substance (as gutta percha) * * *… … Medical dictionary
root canal — n. 1. a small, tubular channel, normally filled with pulp, in the root of a tooth 2. a treatment or procedure involving the opening, cleaning, filling, etc. of a root canal … English World dictionary
root canal therapy — root′ canal ther apy n. 1) den the branch of endodontics that treats disease of the dental pulp 2) den a treatment for such disease in which the pulp is removed and replaced by filling material … From formal English to slang
root 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… … Medical dictionary
root 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… … The new mediacal dictionary
root 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 … New Collegiate Dictionary
root canal — noun a) The hollow part of the root of a tooth containing the nerve and blood vessels. b) A surgical operation on a root canal, typically filling it with gutta percha … Wiktionary
root 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 …
root canal therapy — 1. endodontics. 2. a specific treatment for disease of the dental pulp involving removal of the nerve and other tissues from the pulp cavity and their replacement with filling material. * * * … Universalium
