periodontics
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From peri- + odonto- + -ics.
Noun[edit]
periodontics (uncountable)
- (dentistry) The study of supporting structures of teeth—gums, alveolar bone, cementum, and the periodontal ligament—and diseases and conditions that affect them.
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Translations[edit]
study
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Further reading[edit]
- “periodontics”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.