root canal
noun
: the part of the pulp cavity lying in the root of a tooth
also
: a dental operation to save a tooth by removing the contents of its root canal and filling the cavity with a protective substance
Examples of root canal in a Sentence
I need to have a root canal.
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Scott has worked as an endodontist — a dental specialist who focuses on root canals and tooth trauma — since 2017.
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Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
Many root canals are avoided altogether with proactive care.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
That doesn’t include visits to the dentist to get a cavity filled or a root canal — and having someone drill in your mouth is never fun.
—Elizabeth Cohen, NBC news, 24 Aug. 2025
JaNa is effortlessly funny while Kenny mostly sits there, looking like a student dentist is about to perform their first-ever root canal on him.
—Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2025
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Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
Many root canals are avoided altogether with proactive care.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
That doesn’t include visits to the dentist to get a cavity filled or a root canal — and having someone drill in your mouth is never fun.
—Elizabeth Cohen, NBC news, 24 Aug. 2025
JaNa is effortlessly funny while Kenny mostly sits there, looking like a student dentist is about to perform their first-ever root canal on him.
—Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for root canal
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“Root canal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/root%20canal. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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