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pulpotomy

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pulpotomy /pul·pot·o·my/ (pul-pot´ah-me) excision of the coronal pulp.
pul·pot·o·my (pl-pt-m)
n.
Surgical removal of a portion of the dental pulp, usually of the coronal portion. Also called pulp amputation.

pulpotomy
[pul·pot′ə·mē]
root canal therapy consisting of partial excision of the dental pulp. Also called pulp amputation.

pulpotomy [pul-pot´ah-me]
root canal therapy involving partial removal of dental pulp from a tooth.

pulpotomy (pulpot´mē),
n (pulp amputation), the surgical amputation of the dental pulp coronal to the dentinocemental junction.
pulpotomy, partial,
n the surgical removal of only a part of the tissue in the pulpal chamber.
pulpotomy, total or complete,
n the surgical removal of the entire contents of the pulpal chamber at the entrance of the root canal(s).

pulpotomy
surgical excision of a vital pulp.


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