Root-canal
noun, Dentistry.
1.
Also called pulp canal. the root portion of the pulp cavity.
2.
Informal. root canal therapy (def 2).
noun
1.
the passage in the root of a tooth through which its nerves and blood vessels enter the pulp cavity
root canal n.
The chamber of the dental pulp lying within the root portion of a tooth. Also called pulp canal.
A treatment in which diseased tissue from this part of the tooth is removed and the resulting cavity is filled with an inert material.
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