Periodontically

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periodontics (ˌpɛrɪəˈdɒntɪks) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
(functioning as singular) Also called: periodontology the branch of dentistry concerned with diseases affecting the tissues and structures that surround teeth
 
[C19: from peri- + -odontics, from Greek odōn tooth]
 
perio'dontic
 
adj
 
perio'dontically
 
adv

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