root canal
noun
: the part of the pulp cavity lying in the root of a tooth
also
: a dental operation to save a tooth by removing the contents of its root canal and filling the cavity with a protective substance
Examples of root canal in a Sentence
I need to have a root canal.
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One person is in charge of a root canal, someone else is setting the broken foot, another person is working on a displaced shoulder, and still another is getting rid of a gallstone.
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Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
The Pennsylvania mom needed root canals and crowns for two molars to get rid of the pain-triggering infection.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 22 Sep. 2024
While general dentists typically perform preventive care and routine dental procedures, endodontists focus on tooth-saving diagnoses and treatments, including root canals and other surgeries.
—Cristina Mutchler, Health, 5 Sep. 2024
Zero received root canals on two of his canine teeth, while Barafu needed two teeth extractions in addition to the root canal.
—Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 10 Aug. 2024
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Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
The Pennsylvania mom needed root canals and crowns for two molars to get rid of the pain-triggering infection.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 22 Sep. 2024
While general dentists typically perform preventive care and routine dental procedures, endodontists focus on tooth-saving diagnoses and treatments, including root canals and other surgeries.
—Cristina Mutchler, Health, 5 Sep. 2024
Zero received root canals on two of his canine teeth, while Barafu needed two teeth extractions in addition to the root canal.
—Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 10 Aug. 2024
See all Example Sentences for root canal
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“Root canal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/root%20canal. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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