prosthodontian.
/ˌprɒsθəˈdɒntɪə/, U.S. /ˌprɑsθəˈdɑn(t)ʃ(i)ə/ Dentistry.
= prosthodontics n.
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the world > health and disease > healing > dentistry > [noun] > branches of
orthodontia1849
oral surgery1866
orthodontics1909
periodontia1914
periodontology1914
prosthodontia1917
paedodontics1923
prosthodontics1947
periodontics1948
1917 F. A. Peeso Crown & Bridge-work viii. 151 (heading) Relations of prosthodontia and orthodontia.
1934 F. W. Frahm Princ. & Technics Full Denture Constr. p. xiv The term ‘prosthetic dentistry’, or ‘prosthodontia’, may..be defined as an account of methods for the replacement of any lost or missing parts of the dental organism by artificial substitutes.
1947 H. H. Horner Dental Educ. Today ix. 266 The School of Dentistry..offers graduate courses in orthodontia, prosthodontia, and oral surgery.
1984 Med. Care 22 430 The incremental substitution of different services for one another appears to be the dominant effect of increased [insurance] coverage, with the singular exception of coverage for fixed prosthodontia.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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