'endodontics' definitions:
Definition of 'endodontics'
(from WordNet)
noun
The branch of dentistry dealing with diseases of the dental pulp [syn: endodontics, endodontia]
Definition of 'endodontics'
From: GCIDE
- endodontics \endodontics\ n.
- 1. the branch of dentistry dealing with diseases of the dental pulp.
- Syn: endodontia. [WordNet 1.5]
- 2. the treatment of diseases of the dental pulp, especially by completely removing the pulp and nerve inside a tooth and its root, and replacing it with a filling material; root canal therapy; pulp canal therapy. [PJC]