prosthodontics

[ pros-thuh-don-tiks ]

noun(used with a singular verb)

the branch of dentistry that deals with the restoration and maintenance of oral function by the replacement of missing teeth and other oral structures by artificial devices.

Origin of prosthodontics

First recorded in 1945–50; prosth(esis) + -odont + -ics

Also pros·tho·don·tia [pros-thuh-don-shuh, -shee-uh]. /ˌprɒs θəˈdɒn ʃə, -ʃi ə/.

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British Dictionary definitions for prosthodontics

prosthodontics

/ (ˌprɒsθəˈdɒntɪks) /

noun

(functioning as singular) the branch of dentistry concerned with the artificial replacement of missing teeth

Origin of prosthodontics

C20: from prosth (esis) + -odont + -ics

Derived forms of prosthodontics

prosthodontist, noun

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