dentistrynoun [ U ]
uk/ˈden.tɪ.stri/us/ˈden.t̬ɪ.stri/the work of a dentist
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Dentistry
- articulation
- bridge
- cap
- cavity
- central giant cell granuloma
- crown
- dental floss
- dental hygienist
- dentigerous cyst
- denture
- filling
- floss
- hygienist
- Master of Dental Surgery
- MDS
- orthodontist
- scale
- toothbrush
- toothpaste
- toothpick
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Examples from literature
- For the first time in his life he wished that he had adopted the profession of dentistry.
- General summary of personal appearance: Nice teeth on which a little dentistry will work wonders.
- He studied dentistry in Philadelphia, lived there several years, obtained his papers, and became an American citizen.
- Hypnotism has been tried extensively for painless dentistry, but with many cases of failure, which got into the courts and thoroughly discredited the attempt except in very special cases.
- When the great revival in surgery came in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries it is not surprising that there should also have been an important renewal of interest in dentistry.