Look up: apicoectomy

1. apicoectomy
   Type: Term Pronunciation: ap′i-kō-ek′tō-mē Definitions: 1. Surgical removal of a tooth root apex. Synonyms: root resection
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2. apicoectomy
   the resection of the apex of a dental root Category: Medicine
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3. apicoectomy
   <procedure> Excision of the apical portion of a tooth through an opening made in the overlying labial, buccal, or palatal alveolar bone. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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4. apicoectomy
   (a″pĭ-ko-ek´tә-me) excision of the apical portion of the root of a tooth through an opening in overlying tissues of the jaw.
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5. apicoectomy
   apicoectomy Excision of the apical (apex or tip) portion of a tooth through an opening made in the overlying labial (tooth surface next to lips), buccal (toward the cheek), or palatal (roof of the mouth) alveolar (sockets of the teeth) bone.
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6. Apicoectomy
   A root end surgery, also known as apicoectomy (L. apex, apicis: a summit or a tip), is an endodontic surgical procedure whereby a tooth`s root tip is removed and a root end cavity is prepared and filled with a biocompatible material. This is usually necessitated when a conventional root canal thera...
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7. Apicoectomy
   Removal of the tip of a tooth root.
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8. Apicoectomy
   The amputation of the apex of a tooth.
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9. Apicoectomy
   An apicoectomy is a surgical procedure that attempts to remove infection usually the result of a failed root canal surgery from the tip of the tooth root (apex) the are where nerves and blood vessels enter the tooth and travel through a canal inside the root and into the pulp chamber which is inside...
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