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Definition of prosthodonticses - 3 dictionary results

pros⋅tho⋅don⋅tics

[pros-thuh-don-tiks]
–noun (used with a singular verb)
the branch of dentistry that deals with the restoration and maintenance of oral function by the replacement of missing teeth and other oral structures by artificial devices.
Also, pros⋅tho⋅don⋅tia [pros-thuh-don-shuh, -shee-uh] .


Origin:
1945–50; prosth(esis) + -odont + -ics
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Main Entry: prosth·odon·tics
Pronunciation: "präs-th&-'dänt-iks
Function: noun plural but singular or plural in construction
: the dental specialty concerned with the making of artificial replacements for missing parts of the mouth and jaw called also prosthetic dentistry, prosthodontiaprosth·odon·tic /-ik/ adjective
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prosthodontics pros·tho·don·tics (prŏs'thə-dŏn'tĭks)
n.
The branch of dentistry that deals with the replacement of missing teeth and related mouth or jaw structures by artificial devices.


pros'tho·don'tist n.

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