apicectomyn.

/eɪpɪˈsɛktəmi/

Forms: Also †apicoectomy

/eɪpɪkəʊˈɛktəmɪ/.

Etymology: < Latin apic- (see apex n.¹) or apico- comb. form + -ectomy comb. form.

Dentistry.

Excision of the apical portion of the root of a tooth.

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the world > health and disease > healing > dentistry > [noun] > other dental procedures

remineralization1828

reattachment1846

articulation1849

aurification1881

root work1903

apicectomy1914

spatulation1939

fluoridation1951

fluoridization1951

splintage1956

splinting1960

replant1969

1914 Items of Interest 36 652 (heading) Apiocoectomy [sic].

1915 Dental Cosmos 57 473/1 Apicoectomy.—Root amputation, in the treatment of dento-alveolar abscesses, is an operation of necessity and not of choice.

1931 Colyer & Sprawson Dental Surg. & Pathol. (ed. 6) xiv. 397 The operation of apicectomy has been devised for the sterilisation of the apical area.

1963 C. R. Cowell et al. Inlays, Crowns, & Bridges viii. 85 A radiograph may reveal evidence of a periapical condition which necessitates an apicectomy.

1982 Macmillan Guide Family Health iii. 439 (caption) Occasionally a dentist will perform an apicectomy. This is a small operation by which the infected tissue at the base of the tooth is removed.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1997; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	apicectomy
释义	apicectomyn. /eɪpɪˈsɛktəmi/ Forms: Also †apicoectomy /eɪpɪkəʊˈɛktəmɪ/. Etymology: < Latin apic- (see apex n.¹) or apico- comb. form + -ectomy comb. form. Dentistry. Excision of the apical portion of the root of a tooth. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > dentistry > [noun] > other dental procedures remineralization1828 reattachment1846 articulation1849 aurification1881 root work1903 apicectomy1914 spatulation1939 fluoridation1951 fluoridization1951 splintage1956 splinting1960 replant1969 1914 Items of Interest 36 652 (heading) Apiocoectomy [sic]. 1915 Dental Cosmos 57 473/1 Apicoectomy.—Root amputation, in the treatment of dento-alveolar abscesses, is an operation of necessity and not of choice. 1931 Colyer & Sprawson Dental Surg. & Pathol. (ed. 6) xiv. 397 The operation of apicectomy has been devised for the sterilisation of the apical area. 1963 C. R. Cowell et al. Inlays, Crowns, & Bridges viii. 85 A radiograph may reveal evidence of a periapical condition which necessitates an apicectomy. 1982 Macmillan Guide Family Health iii. 439 (caption) Occasionally a dentist will perform an apicectomy. This is a small operation by which the infected tissue at the base of the tooth is removed. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1997; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1914
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