root treatment

noun

1. Also called: root-canal therapy. dentistry a procedure, used for treating an abscess at the tip of the root of a tooth, in which the pulp is removed and a filling ( root filling ) inserted in the root canal

Example Sentences

In his remarks, Ben-Gvir called for a "root treatment" for the city of Rafah, where hundreds of thousands of civilians have fled but many still remain with nowhere go.

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For example, under UDAs, a course of treatment resulting in just one filling might attract the same fee as one containing five fillings, a root treatment and an extraction.

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This might be a root treatment to save a valued molar from extraction, or a bridge to fill a visible space.

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Your root treatment or expensive bridge is more likely to fail if disease risk is not managed first.

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