broach (redirected from root canal broach)

broach (brōch) a fine barbed instrument for dressing a tooth canal or extracting the pulp.

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broach (brch)

n.

A dental instrument for removing the pulp of a tooth or exploring its canal.

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broach,

an elongated, tapering dental instrument that contains multiple projecting sharp barbs, used in removing pulpal material.

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broach [brōch]

1. an elongated, tapered, and serrated cutting tool for shaping and enlarging holes.

2. barbed b.; root canal b.

barbed broach a thin, flexible, hand-operated or engine-driven endodontic instrument, usually tapered, with a series of sharply pointed barbs along the operative head; used for engaging and removing the dental pulp and other substances intact from the root canal or pulp chamber.

pathfinder broach root canal probe.

root canal broach a broach, usually barbed, used for removing the soft tissue contents of the root canal; see barbed b.

smooth broach root canal probe.

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broach,

n an instrument with numerous barbs protruding from a metal shaft. It is generally used to engage the dental pulp for extirpation.

broach, barbed,

n See broach.

broach holder,

n an instrument similar to a pin vise used to hold a broach.

broach, pathfinder,

n See broach, smooth.

broach, smooth (pathfinder, pathfinder broach),

n an instrument used for locating the opening of a root canal and exploring the canal to determine the accessibility of the root end.