periodontics

periodontics

English

Etymology

From peri- +‎ odonto- +‎ -ics.

Noun

periodontics (uncountable)

1. (dentistry) The study of supporting structures of teeth—gums, alveolar bone, cementum, and the periodontal ligament—and diseases and conditions that affect them.

Synonyms

• periodontology

Related terms

• periodontal
• periodontally
• periodontist
• periodontitis
• periodontogenesis
• periodontological
• periodontologist
• periodontology

 

Translations

study

Chinese: Mandarin: 牙周病學／牙周病学 (yázhōubìngxué) Czech: parodontologie f Danish: please add this translation if you can Finnish: parodontologia French: parodontologie (fr) f German: Parodontologie f, Periodontologie f, Zahnfleischbehandlungen pl Icelandic: tannslíðurssjúkdómafræði f

Further reading

• periodontics at OneLook Dictionary Search