Endodontics Glossary

Endodontic surgical procedures performed under high magnification using a surgical microscope or loupe, including apicoe...

A biocompatible calcium silicate–based cement used for vital pulp therapy, perforation repair, and apical plug procedure...

Abbreviation for Mineral Trioxide Aggregate; a biocompatible cement used in endodontic procedures for root-end filling,...

The chemical abbreviation for sodium hypochlorite, the principal irrigant used in root canal treatment for its antimicro...

A superelastic metal alloy used to manufacture endodontic files and instruments, prized for its flexibility and resistan...

The three-dimensional filling and sealing of the root canal space following debridement and shaping.

The uniformity and void-free quality of the root canal filling material as assessed radiographically or histologically,...

Any substance used to fill and seal the cleaned and shaped root canal system following pulp removal, of which gutta-perc...

The specific method used to fill and seal the root canal system, such as cold lateral condensation or warm vertical comp...

The opening of a root canal at the floor of the pulp chamber, marking the transition between the coronal pulp space and...

An irrigation activation technique in which an ultrasonically energised file or wire agitates irrigant within the root c...

Abbreviation for Periodontal Ligament, the connective tissue structure attaching the tooth root to the alveolar bone, fr...

An unintended communication between the root canal system and the external root surface or the periodontal tissues, crea...

A mass of chronically inflamed granulation tissue forming at the apex of a non-vital tooth in response to bacterial prod...

A five-point ordinal radiographic scoring system (PAI) used to classify the severity of periapical tissue changes visibl...

Inflammation of the periapical tissues surrounding the root apex, typically caused by microbial infection of the root ca...

An intraoral radiographic image showing the full length of one or more teeth, including the root apices and surrounding...

Surgical intervention at the apex of a tooth root, encompassing root-end resection, root-end preparation, and root-end f...

A pulpal diagnosis category denoting a tooth on which root canal treatment has been started but not completed.

Progressive narrowing or complete occlusion of the root canal lumen by the deposition of tertiary or sclerotic dentin, o...

A procedure in which a medicament is placed directly or indirectly over exposed or near-exposed dental pulp tissue to pr...

The central coronal cavity within the crown of a tooth that contains the coronal pulp tissue and communicates with the r...

The death of the dental pulp tissue, resulting in cessation of pulpal vitality and loss of physiological function.

A hyperplastic, chronic inflammatory enlargement of the dental pulp that protrudes through a large carious exposure, als...