prosthodontics
Zahnersatz
Prosthetic dentistry: a specialty of dentistry concerned with the restoration or…Prosthetic dentistry: a specialty of dentistry concerned with the restoration or replacement of damaged or missing teeth or portions thereof.
US/ˌpɹɑs.θəˈdɑn.tɪks/
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)Prosthetic dentistry: a specialty of dentistry concerned with the restoration or replacement of damaged or missing teeth or portions thereof.
Zahnersatz
the branch of dentistry dealing with the replacement of teeth and related mouth or jaw structures by artificial devices
Translations
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By meaning 1
restoration or replacement of damaged or missing teeth:
Origin
By surface analysis, prosth- + -odont + -icsBy surface analysis, prosth- + -odont + -ics
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- the branch of dentistry dealing with the replacement of teeth and related mouth or jaw structures by artificial devices:prosthodontia
Word family
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