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A Complete Glossary of Dental Definitions
EndodonticsEndodontics, commonly known as root canal treatment, is the science of preserving the human dentition (teeth) so as not to be artificially replaced when the pulp (nerve) of the tooth degenerates (dies).
When the ‘live’ part of a tooth ‘dies’ most people think that the tooth has to be extracted (removed). With today’s modern dentistry, this is most often not the case. Endodontics (root canal treatment) saves tens of thousands of teeth yearly. Done with the care of a microsurgeon, ‘root canal treatment’ is one of the most successful procedures done today in dentistry. The irreversibly damaged part of the tooth inside the root (pulp) is carefully removed and the void is filled with a filling material so as to allow healing to occur in the tooth and the structures around it. Once the ‘root canal treatment’ is done, this tooth still functions as an important part of the chewing process for the individual. |
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- Edentulous
- - Edentulous is a term that means without teeth
- Enamel
- - A hard ceramic which covers the exposed part of your teeth.
- Endodontics
- - Endodontics is commonly known as 'root canal' treatment
- Endodontist
- - An Endodontist is a dentist with special training (usually two more years) after dental school in the field of endodontics (the live part of the tooth i.e. the pulp)
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- Erupt, Eruption
- - When a new tooth comes in.
- Exfoliate
- - to fall out.
- Explorer
- - A hook-like fine pointed instrument used in examining the teeth.
- Extrusion
- - Tooth movement in the direction of eruption.
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blue = General Definition |
green = Dental Specialty |
brown = Field Of Practice |
| teal = Dental Procedure |
violet = Disease |
orange = Anatomy |
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