root canal

root canal Definition

root canal

noun

a small, tubular channel, normally filled with pulp, in the root of a tooth
a treatment or procedure involving the opening, cleaning, filling, etc. of a root canal

root canal Usage Examples

Converse of object

need: The dentist took an x-ray, made an immediate diagnosis, and told him he needed a root canal.

Modifies a noun

treatment: Root canal treatment is a technique which focuses on the treatment of the inside of the tooth.
therapy: METHODS: Thirty patients receiving non-surgical root canal therapy were studied.
system: The root canal system is cleaned to remove infected, inflamed and dead tissue.
work: Had left upper and lower jaw wisdom teeth extracted and molar which had previous ' expensive ' root canal work.
filling: During that period, L carried out seven root canal fillings and crowned a number of teeth.

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