Endodontics Glossary

The progressive structural failure of a rotary endodontic file caused by repeated tension-compression stress cycles as i...

The thin concave inner wall of a curved root canal, typically the furcal surface of mesial molar roots, at greatest risk...

A sharp, transient dental pain arising from exposed dentine in response to thermal, osmotic, evaporative, or mechanical...

A microscopic or visible fracture line confined to the dentinal walls of the root canal, not extending through the full...

Microscopic channels that traverse the dentine from the pulp chamber to the outer dentino-enamel or dentino-cemental jun...

Abbreviation for Electronic Apex Locator, a device that uses electrical impedance measurements to determine the working...

Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid; a chelating irrigant used in endodontics to remove the inorganic component of the smear...

An electronic device that measures electrical impedance or frequency to determine the position of the apical foramen dur...

A pathological communication between endodontic and periodontal disease processes involving the pulp space and the perio...

The three foundational principles of successful root canal treatment: shaping, cleaning, and obturation of the root cana...

An acute exacerbation of pain and/or swelling occurring between endodontic appointments or following treatment, requirin...

The extension of periradicular or periodontal pathology into the furcation area of a multi-rooted tooth, relevant to bot...

An iatrogenic or pathological communication between the root canal system and the periodontal ligament space occurring a...

A Gates-Glidden drill; a flame-shaped rotary bur used in endodontics to enlarge the coronal and middle thirds of a root...

A smooth, continuous, reproducible channel from the canal orifice to the apical foramen, established before rotary instr...

A natural thermoplastic polymer derived from the Palaquium tree, used as the primary core material for root canal obtura...

A bioceramic or calcium silicate-based root canal sealer that sets in the presence of moisture and expands slightly to c...

A pathological process in which dentoclastic cells destroy dentine from within the pulp canal, producing a characteristi...

An antimicrobial or anti-inflammatory agent placed within the root canal between appointments to reduce bacterial load a...

A clinical diagnosis indicating that the dental pulp is inflamed beyond its capacity to heal, necessitating endodontic t...

A standardised numerical designation for the diameter of an endodontic instrument tip, expressed in hundredths of a mill...

A narrow ribbon-shaped communication or corridor between two root canals within the same root, forming part of the compl...

An accessory branch of the main root canal that extends laterally through the dentine to the periodontal ligament space,...

An iatrogenic shelf of dentine created on the canal wall when an instrument deviates from the original canal path, obstr...