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endodontics Audio
en·do·don·tics [ en-doh-don-tiks ]
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Definitions related to endodontics:
  • A dental specialty concerned with the maintenance of the dental pulp in a state of health and the treatment of the pulp cavity (pulp chamber and pulp canal).
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Dental specialty concerned with the maintenance of the dental pulp in a state of health and the treatment of the pulp cavity (pulp chamber and pulp canal).
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • The branch of dentistry dealing with diseases of the dental pulp.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Endodontics, in dentistry, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases of the dental pulp and the surrounding tissues. (The dental pulp is soft tissue in the centre of the tooth; it contains the nerve, blood and lymphatic vessels, and connective tissue.) The practice of endodontics is...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2025
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