periodontics

English

Etymology

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
• periodontist
• periodontitis
• periodontogenesis
• periodontology

Translations

study

• Czech: parodontologie f
• French: parodontologie (fr) f
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• German: Parodontologie f
• Icelandic: tannslíðurssjúkdómafræði f

Further reading

• “periodontics”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.