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noun
Prosthetic dentistry: a specialty of dentistry concerned with the restoration or replacement of damaged or missing teeth or portions thereof.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the branch of dentistry dealing with the replacement of teeth and related mouth or jaw structures by artificial devices
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: prosthodontia
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: dentistry, dental medicine, odontology
History
By surface analysis, prosth- + -odont + -ics
Across languages
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
