Endodontics

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  endodontics \endodontics\ n.
     1. the branch of dentistry dealing with diseases of the
        dental pulp.
  
     Syn: endodontia.
          [WordNet 1.5]


  
     2. the treatment of diseases of the dental pulp, especially
        by completely removing the pulp and nerve inside a tooth
        and its root, and replacing it with a filling material;
        root canal therapy; pulp canal therapy.
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  endodontics
       n : the branch of dentistry dealing with diseases of the dental
           pulp [syn: {endodontia}]