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apical

[ey-pi-kuhl, ap-i-] / ˈeɪ pɪ kəl, ˈæp ɪ- /








ADJECTIVE
tiptop
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ADJECTIVE
uppermost
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Their narrative review outlined several biological pathways that may connect apical periodontitis with broader systemic disease.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

Another review reported that people with diabetes also face a greater risk of developing new apical periodontitis in teeth that have already undergone root canal treatment compared with people who do not have diabetes.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

The patients in the study had apical periodontitis, a deep infection located around the very end of a tooth root.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

To explore these effects, researchers induced apical periodontitis in 30 rats and divided them into three groups.

From Science Daily • Oct. 26, 2025

Intromittent organ of male in the apical segment of the 2nd prosomatic appendage.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" by Various




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