English Explanatory Dictionary

periodontics

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The study of supporting structures of teeth, including the gums, alveolar bone, cementum, and the periodontal ligament, and the diseases and conditions that affect them.

Word forms

periodontics

Etymology

From peri- + odonto- + -ics.

Synonyms

periodontology

Related words

periodontal periodontally periodontist periodontitis periodontogenesis periodontological periodontologist periodontology
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