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periodontics

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌpɛrɪəˈdɒntɪks/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(per′ē ə don′tiks)

per•i•o•don•tics (per′ē ə don′tiks),USA pronunciation n. (used with a sing. v.)

Dentistrythe branch of dentistry dealing with the study and treatment of diseases of the periodontium.

Also, per•i•o•don•tia (per′ē ə don′shə, -shē ə).USA pronunciation

Neo-Latin periodont(ia) (see peri-, -odont, -ia) + -ics
1945–50

per′i•o•don′tic, adj.

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periodontics /ˌpɛrɪəˈdɒntɪks/ n

(functioning as singular) the branch of dentistry concerned with diseases affecting the tissues and structures that surround teethAlso called: periodontology, (US) periodontia

Etymology: 19th Century: from peri- + -odontics, from Greek odōn toothˌperioˈdontic adj ˌperioˈdontically adv

'periodontics' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

periodontal - periodontist - periodontology

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