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1. (n.) dentistry
the science or profession dealing with the prevention or treatment of diseases of the teeth, gums, and oral cavity, the correction or removal of decayed, damaged, or malformed parts, and the replacement of lost structures.
Etymology: (1830–40)
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1. (noun) dentistry, dental medicine, odontology
the branch of medicine dealing with the anatomy and development and diseases of the teeth
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1. (noun) dentistry
the medical practice of fixing and cleaning teeth
to practice dentistry
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1. (noun) dentistry
the art or profession of a dentist; dental surgery
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. dentistry
The profession concerned with the teeth, oral cavity, and associated structures, and the diagnosis and treatment of their diseases including prevention and the restoration of defective and missing tissue.
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Sense: a dentist's work.
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 Afrikaans: tandheelkunde |
 Arabic: طِب أسْنان |
 Bulgarian: стоматология |
 Brazilian: odontologia |
 Czech: stomatologie |
 German: die Zahnheilkunde |
 Danish: tandlægearbejde; tandbeha |
 Greek: οδοντιατρική |
 Spanish: odontología |
 Estonian: hambaarstitöö |
 Farsi: دندان پزشکی |
 Finnish: hammaslääketiede |
 French: dentisterie |
 Hebrew: רְפוּאָת שִׁינָיִים |
 Hindi: दन्त चिकित्सा |
 Croatian: zubarstvo |
 Hungarian: fogászat |
 Indonesian: kedokteran gigi |
 Icelandic: tannlækningar |
 Italian: odontoiatria |
 Japanese: 歯科医術 |
 Korean: 치과 의술 |
 Lithuanian: stomatologija |
 Latvian: stomatoloģija; zobārstnie |
 Malay: pergigian |
 Dutch: tandheelkunde |
 Norwegian: tannlegevitenskap; tannle |
 Polish: stomatologia |
 Persian: دندان پزشکی |
 Pashto: دغاښو ډاكتر، غاښ جوړوونكى |
 Portuguese: dentistria |
 Romanian: stomatologie |
 Russian: лечение зубов |
 Slovak: stomatológia |
 Slovenian: zobozdravstvo |
 Serbian: stomatologija |
 Swedish: tandläkaryrket |
 Thai: ทันตกรรม |
 Turkish: dişçilik |
 Taiwanese: 牙科 |
 Ukrainian: лікування зубів |
 Urdu: معالجئہ دنداں ، دندان ساز |
 Vietnamese: nha khoa |
 Chinese: 牙科 |
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