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endodontics

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en·do·don·tics  (nd-dntks)
n. (used with a sing. verb)
The branch of dentistry that deals with diseases of the tooth root, dental pulp, and surrounding tissue.


endo·dontic adj.
endo·dontist n.

endodontics [ˌɛndəʊˈdɒntɪks]
n
(Medicine / Dentistry) (functioning as singular) the branch of dentistry concerned with diseases of the dental pulp
[from New Latin endodontia, from endo- + Greek odōn tooth]
endodontal , endodontic adj
endodontist  n

endodontics, endodontia
the branch of dentistry concerned with diseases of the dental pulp and removal of the dental pulp, the nerve and other tissue of the pulp cavity; root canal therapy. Also endodontology. — endodontist, n.
See also: Teeth
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Noun1.endodontics - the branch of dentistry dealing with diseases of the dental pulp
dental medicine, dentistry, odontology - the branch of medicine dealing with the anatomy and development and diseases of the teeth
Translations
endodontics [ˌendəʊˈdɒntɪks] NSINGendodoncia f


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2: Of Those in Specialty Practices, These Are the Types Oral & Maxillofacial 14% Other 11% Prosthodontics 11% Pediatrics 12% Periodontics 11% Endodontics 11% Orthodontics 25% Note: Table made from bar graph.
ADTS publishes the "Dental Continuing Education Digest" a title which offers continuing education credits for dental clinicians and carries articles on such topics as cosmetics and restoratives, endodontics, infection control, orthodontics, periodontology, lasers, and hygiene, among others.
Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics, 83, 696-702.
 
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