Terms Related to Root Canal Therapy

• Root Canal Preparation

  Preparatory activities in ROOT CANAL THERAPY by partial or complete extirpation of diseased pulp, cleaning and sterilization of the empty canal, enlarging and shaping the ...

• Root Canal

  The space in a tooth bounded by the dentin and containing the dental pulp. The portion of the cavity within the crown of the tooth ...

• 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 ...

• Root Canals

  The space in a tooth bounded by the dentin and containing the dental pulp. The portion of the cavity within the crown of the tooth ...

• Dental Cement

  Substances used as bonding or luting agents in restorative dentistry, root canal therapy, prosthedontics, and orthodontics.

• Root Canal Medicaments

  Chemicals used mainly to disinfect root canals after pulpectomy and before obturation. The major ones are camphorated monochlorophenol, EDTA, formocresol, hydrogen peroxide, metacresylacetate, and sodium ...

• Dental Dowel

  Use of a metal casting, usually with a post in the pulp or root canal, designed to support and retain an artificial crown.