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Definition of Endodontics
1. Noun. The branch of dentistry dealing with diseases of the dental pulp.
Generic synonyms: Dental Medicine, Dentistry, Odontology
Derivative terms: Endodontist, Endodontic, Endodontist
Definition of Endodontics
1. Noun. The branch of dentistry dealing with the dental pulp and root ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Endodontics
1. [n]
Medical Definition of Endodontics
1. 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). (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Endodontics
Literary usage of Endodontics
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Employee Benefits in Medium and Large Private Establishments (1993) by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"endodontics involves the treatment of the tooth pulp, such as root canal work.
... Fillings, surgery, endodontics, and periodontics are more likely to be ..."
2. Advancing the Nation's Health Needs by National Research Council (2005)
"... endodontics, pediatric dentistry, prosthodontics, oral and maxillofacial
pathology, oral and maxillofacial radiology, and public health dentistry. ..."
3. Open Wide: Futures for Dentistry in 2010 by Perri 6, Ben Jupp, Tom Bentley (1996)
"The CDS has employed part-time specialists in oral surgery, advanced conservation
and endodontics, prosthetics and periodontology, and GDS dentists have ..."