Endodontic therapy
Endodontic Therapy
Endodontic therapy (pronunciation: /ˌɛndoʊˈdɒntɪk/), also known as root canal therapy, is a treatment sequence for the infected pulp of a tooth which results in the elimination of infection and the protection of the decontaminated tooth from future microbial invasion.
Etymology
The term "endodontic" comes from the Greek words "endo" meaning inside and "odont" meaning tooth. Thus, endodontic therapy refers to the treatment of the inside of the tooth.
Procedure
Endodontic therapy involves the removal of the dental pulp, a small, thread-like tissue in the center of the tooth. Once the damaged, diseased or dead pulp is removed, the remaining spaces are cleaned, shaped and filled. This procedure seals off the root canal.
Related Terms
- Dental Pulp: The part of a tooth that is made of living connective tissue and cells called odontoblasts.
- Root Canal: The part of a tooth that houses the dental pulp, or the natural cavity lying within the tooth.
- Odontoblast: A cell of mesenchymal origin that is part of the outer surface of the dental pulp, and whose biological function is dentinogenesis, which is the formation of dentin, the substance beneath the tooth enamel on a tooth's crown and cementum on a tooth's root.
- Dentin: The hard, dense, bony tissue forming the bulk of a tooth beneath the enamel.
- Enamel: The tough, shiny, white outer surface of the tooth.
- Cementum: A specialized calcified substance covering the root of a tooth.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Endodontic therapy
- Wikipedia's article - Endodontic therapy
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