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Dentistry

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Definition: The profession concerned with the teeth, oral cavity, and associated structures, and the diagnosis and treatment of their diseases including prevention and the restoration of defective and missing tissue.  specialty; /instrum   
See Also Dental Equipment; Dental Instruments; Economics, Dental; Education, Dental; History of Dentistry; Legislation, Dental; Oral Medicine
Examples Air Abrasion, Dental; Anesthesia, Dental; Dental Atraumatic Restorative Treatment; Dental Bonding; Dental Care; Dental Debonding; Dental Equipment; Dental Health Surveys; Dental High-Speed Technique; Dental Implantation; Dental Models; Dental Occlusion; Dental Pins; Dental Polishing; Dental Stress Analysis; Dentistry, Operative; Diagnosis, Oral; Electrogalvanism, Intraoral; Endodontics; Esthetics, Dental; Infection Control, Dental; Jaw Relation Record; Mouth Rehabilitation; Myofunctional Therapy; Odontometry; Oral Medicine; Oral Surgical Procedures; Orthodontics; Pathology, Oral; Periodontics; Preventive Dentistry; Prosthodontics; Surgery, Oral; Technology, Dental; Tooth Preparation; Tooth Remineralization

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