dentistry
[den-tuh-stree]
- the profession or science dealing with the prevention and treatment of diseases and malformations of the teeth, gums, and oral cavity, and the removal, correction, and replacement of decayed, damaged, or lost parts, including such operations as the filling and crowning of teeth, the straightening of teeth, and the construction of artificial dentures.
Origin of dentistry
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Contemporary Examples
“The golden age of Parisian smiles nurtured, and was nurtured by, the rise of dentistry as a vocation,” writes Jones.
My father completed the transition out of dentistry at almost exactly the same moment as my mother started at “As It Happens.”
Why not, say, $97.5 million, as the Orthodontic Education Community gave the University of Colorado School of Dentistry in 2003?
Historical Examples
They are licensed to practice medicine, dentistry and pharmaceutics.
Mrs. Carder smiled and shook her head, revealing her own need of dentistry.
In Apple-Blossom TimeClara Louise Burnham
Besides, what he has to say about dentistry occurs in typical medieval form.
Old-Time Makers of MedicineJames J. Walsh
But Barstein, feeling duped, replied sternly: 'Where do you do your dentistry?'
Ghetto ComediesIsrael Zangwill
But Barstein inquired brutally: 'Where do you do your dentistry?'
Ghetto ComediesIsrael Zangwill
dentistry
- the branch of medical science concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and disorders of the teeth and gums
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dentistry
(dĕn′tĭ-strē)
- The science concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases of the teeth, gums, and related structures of the mouth and including the repair or replacement of defective teeth.
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dentistry
[dĕn′tĭ-strē]
- The branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases of the teeth, gums, and other structures of the mouth.
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