Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

quistectomía con relleno endodóntico a retro

English translation:

with retro filling material through the canal/sealing the canal with a retro filling

Added to glossary by Maria Eugenia Serra
Jan 6, 2012 01:08
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Spanish term

quistectomía con relleno endodóntico a retro

Spanish to English Medical Medical: Dentistry
"La paciente fue operada por unas quistectomías con relleno endodóntico a retro de las piezas 25 y 26, central inferior izquierdo y lateral inferior izquierdo"

"The patient had surgery to remove cysts..." and then I got stuck! Not really sure what "con relleno endodontico" means, or the "a retro" part...

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Discussion

liz askew Jan 6, 2012:
Removal of cysts may be better
Removal of Dental Cyst
chainbridgedental.co.uk/dentistry/dental-cyst-removal
Removal of cysts is a rather delicate job as, if the operation is not perfect, then the cyst will be generated again. Therefore, first the gums, then the bone must be ...
liz askew Jan 6, 2012:
not "cystectomy"...Cystectomy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cystectomy
Cystectomy is a medical term for surgical removal of all or part of the urinary bladder. It may also be rarely used to refer to the removal of a cyst, or the ...
Maria Eugenia Serra (asker) Jan 6, 2012:
I'm translating this for an insurance claim and I'm not very familiar with dentistry terminology.

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with retro filling material through the canal/sealing the canal with a retro filling

that would be the translation for "con relleno endodóntico a retro".
Peer comment(s):

agree David Hollywood : and "cystectomy"
19 mins
neutral liz askew : ..endodontic filling material
6 hrs
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