odontosection

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

odonto- +‎ section

Noun[edit]

odontosection (usually uncountable, plural odontosections)

  1. (surgery) An incision into a tooth
    • 2015 February 13, Sonja E. Lobo et al., “Response of stem cells from different origins to biphasic calcium phosphate bioceramics”, in Cell and Tissue Research[1], volume 361, →DOI:
      Briefly, after extraction, teeth were cleaned with povidine, and odontosection was performed at the cemento-enamel level using a low rotation saw under profusion irrigation with saline solution.