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• root canal therapy
  root canal therapy

  noun

  endodontics.
• root-canal therapy
  root-canal therapy

  noun

  another name for root treatment

root canal therapy

American  

noun

1. endodontics.

2. a specific treatment for disease of the dental pulp involving removal of the nerve and other tissues from the pulp cavity and their replacement with filling material.

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root-canal therapy British  

noun

1. another name for root treatment

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One study using advanced metabolic testing found that root canal therapy not only cleared the infection but was also associated with better blood sugar control and lower levels of inflammatory markers.

From Science Daily ● May 16, 2026

Dr. Stefan Zweig, president of the American Association of Endodontists, agreed, saying, “There is no credible evidence that having root canal therapy can cause a heart attack.”

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 21, 2023

Sure, such gatherings may seem a corporate equivalent of root-canal therapy, but a duty is a duty.

From New York Times ● Sep. 25, 2010