endodontics

American  

[en-doh-don-tiks] / ˌɛn doʊˈdɒn tɪks /

Also endodontia

noun

(used with a singular verb)

1. the branch of dentistry dealing with the cause, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases of the dental pulp, usually by removal of the nerve and other tissue of the pulp cavity and its replacement with suitable filling material; pulp canal therapy; root canal therapy.

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endodontics British  

/ ˌɛndəʊˈdɒntɪks /

noun

1. (functioning as singular) the branch of dentistry concerned with diseases of the dental pulp

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Other Word Forms

• endodontal adjective
• endodontic adjective
• endodontist noun

Etymology

Origin of endodontics

1945–50; < New Latin endodont ( ia ) in same sense ( end-, -odont, -ia ) + -ics

Example Sentences

She also received a degree in dentistry from Harvard, and received both a master’s degree in oral sciences and a certificate in endodontics from the University of Illinois at Chicago.

From New York Times • Dec. 1, 2019

He graduated from Carnegie Mellon University and received a doctorate of dental surgery from New York University College of Dentistry, where he graduated with honors in endodontics.

From New York Times • Feb. 17, 2019

Tooth extraction can result in serious health consequences over time, said Dr Mo Kang, professor and chair of the section of endodontics at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Dentistry.

From The Guardian • Feb. 4, 2019

He was chairman of the department of periodontics and endodontics, and director of the graduate periodontics program at the Georgetown dental school from 1962 until the dental school closed in 1990.

From Washington Post • Sep. 2, 2018

Those entities are composed of eight different departments, including pediatric dentistry, endodontics, oral medicine and oral surgery.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 12, 2017