root canal treatment

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 to treat toothache and apical abscesses.

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