What is "endodontics"

endodontics \endodontics\ n.

1. the branch of dentistry dealing with diseases of the dental pulp.

   Syn: endodontia.

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.

n. The branch of dentistry dealing with the dental pulp and root

n. the branch of dentistry dealing with diseases of the dental pulp [syn: endodontia]

Endodontics (from the Greek roots endo- "inside" and odont- "tooth") is the dental specialty concerned with the study and treatment of the dental pulp.