endodontia

9.9

Dental care for the soft inside of teeth and tooth roots, for example root canal work

noun
/ˌɛndəˈdɑnʃə/

Specialized

: endodoncia

She decided to specialize in endodontia after developing an interest in root canal procedures.

Examples

The field of endodontia focuses on root canal treatments.
Recent advances in endodontia have improved the success rate of saving natural teeth.
The seminar covered the latest research in endodontia and recommended treatment protocols.
What is endodontia?
Recent advances in endodontia have improved the success rate of saving natural teeth.
She decided to specialize in endodontia after developing an interest in root canal procedures.
The seminar covered the latest research in endodontia and recommended treatment protocols.

Synonyms

endodontics

vsendodontia

Specialized

1 7.6

A part of dental care that treats the soft nerve and other parts inside teeth and near their roots

is the same meaning but uses a different term form

Surface Forms

endodontia singular

endodontias plural

Morphology

endodontia = endodontics (opaque) = endo + odont + ia

Although analyzable as endo- + odont + -ia, the combining forms are medical/Greek elements not familiar to a B1 learner, so the meaning is not derivable from common English words.

Etymology

Endodontia comes from the Greek parts endo- 'inside' and odont 'tooth', so it means 'inside the tooth'. That's why endodontia is the part of dentistry that cares for the tooth's inner tissues and roots, as in root canal treatment.