Dentistry · Dental System · Hard

Apical

Meaning: Relating to the apex or tip of a tooth root.

In practice: Apical periodontitis is infection at the root tip requiring root canal treatment.

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Which word means: The lower jaw bone — the only moveable bone of the skull.

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