dentistry
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
dentist/ˈdentɪst/
▶noun a person who is qualified to treat the diseases and conditions that affect the teeth and gums.
– derivatives
dentistry noun.
dentistry noun.
– origin C18: from Fr. dentiste, from dent ‘tooth’.
'dentistry' also found in these Oxford entries:
amalgam
- BDS
- bite
- brace
- bridge
- buck tooth
- burr
- calculus
- cap
- caries
- cariogenic
- carious
- cavity
- cingulum
- crown
- cuspid
- dam
- dental
- dental surgeon
- dentine
- dentist
- denture
- doctor
- enamel
- erupt
- eye tooth
- fill
- filling
- gas
- impacted
- impression
- inlay
- interdental
- LDS
- malocclusion
- occlude
- occlusal
- occlusion
- odontology
- orthodontics
- overbite
- periodontics
- periodontitis
- periodontology
- permanent tooth
- plaque
- pulp
- pyorrhoea
- restorative
- rinse
