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root canal therapy

the aspect of endodontics concerned with the treatment of diseases of the dental pulp, consisting of partial (pulpotomy) or complete (pulpectomy) extirpation of the diseased pulp, cleaning and sterilization of the empty root canal, enlarging and shaping of the canal to receive sealing material, and obturation of the canal with a nonirritating hermetic sealing agent. Called also pulp canal t.

Root canal therapy using warm vertical compaction of gutta-percha. (A), Conventional cones are selected and fitted short of the prepared canal length. (B), Heated pluggers or spreaders are used to apply heat to the master cone and remove excess coronal material; (C), Room temperature plugger is used to compact the heated gutta-percha (the process is then repeated for the coronal portion of the canal; not shown). (D), Completed obturation. s

Medical dictionary. 2011.