pulpotomy
[pul-pot´ah-me] Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
pul·pot·o·my
(pŭl-pot'ŏ-mē), Removal of a portion of the pulp structure of a tooth, usually the coronal portion.
[L. pulpa, pulp, + G. tomē, incision]
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pulpotomy
(pŭl-pŏt′ə-mē)n. Surgical removal of a portion of the tooth pulp, usually of the coronal portion.
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pulp·ot·o·my
(pŭl-pot'ŏ-mē) Removal of a portion of the pulp structure of a tooth, usually the coronal portion.
Synonym(s):
pulp amputation.
[L. pulpa, pulp, + G. tomē, incision]
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pulpotomy
Removal of part or all of the part of the pulp of a tooth within the crown. This is necessary usually because of infection resulting from tooth decay and is done before the tooth is filled to seal off the enamel.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
pulp·ot·o·my
(pŭl-pot'ŏ-mē) Removal of portion of tooth's pulp structure, usually the coronal portion.
Synonym(s):
pulp amputation.
[L. pulpa, pulp, + G. tomē, incision]
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