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 (de) f, Periodontologie f, Zahnfleischbehandlungen pl
• Icelandic: tannslíðurssjúkdómafræði f
• Swedish: parodontologi c

Further reading

• “periodontics”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.