Games
Daily Crossword
Word Puzzle
Word Finder
Word of the Day
Word of the Year
New words
Language stories
All featured
Culture
Slang
Emoji
Memes
Acronyms
Gender and sexuality
All culture
Writing tips
Commonly confused
Culture
Dictionary
Word comparison: pulpotomy vs. pulpectomy
pulpotomy vs. pulpectomy
pulpotomy
noun
Dentistry.
plural
pulpotomies.
the removal of infected portions of the
pulp
tissue in a tooth, used as a therapeutic measure to avoid pulpectomy.
pulpectomy
noun
Dentistry.
plural
pulpectomies.
the removal of all the
pulp
tissue in a tooth in the course of endodontic therapy.