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Pulpotomy
Meaning: Procedure removing the inflamed crown portion of a tooth's nerve tissue while leaving the root portion alive.
In practice: A pulpotomy was performed on the child's deeply decayed baby molar.
Word parts
- -otomy means cutting into
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Which word means: Benign but locally aggressive jaw tumour arising from tooth-forming epithelium, usually in the lower jaw.
Answer: Ameloblastoma
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Answer: Veneer
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