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.
Synonyms: Dentistry
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AVIATION DENTISTRY was heading 1965-79 ,/instrum = DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; DENTAL EQUIPMENT or other specifics; /legislation & jurisprudence = LEGISLATION, DENTAL or DENTISTRY + JURISPRUDENCE or FORENSIC DENTISTRY; veterinary dentistry = DENTISTRY /vet + VETERINARY MEDICINE
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D003813