dentistry
The field of medicine concerned with the study, diagnosis and treatment of conditions of the teeth and oral cavity.
Other meanings
Operations performed on teeth and adjoining areas such as drilling, filling cavities and placing crowns and bridges.
A dental surgery, an operation on the teeth.
Synonyms
- dental medicine
Related words
- predentistry
- teledentistry
- animal dentistry
- cosmetic dentistry
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “dentistry” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.