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apexification

noun

Etymology

From apex + -ification.

  1. borrowed from apex
  2. suffixed as apexification — “apex + ification”

Definitions

  1. The promotion of tooth root development by deposition of mineral tissue

    • The treatment of pulpal necrosis of an immature tooth with an open apex has been traditionally achieved using either long term calcium hydroxide [Ca(OH)₂] apexification procedures, or more recently the MTA apical barrier technique.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA