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Dentistry   /dˈɛntɪstri/  /dˈɛnɪstri/   Listen
Dentistry

noun
1.
The branch of medicine dealing with the anatomy and development and diseases of the teeth.  Synonyms: dental medicine, odontology.



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"Dentistry" Quotes from Famous Books



... Sophia's first essay in dentistry, therefore, Mrs. Baines was making her pastry in the underground kitchen. This kitchen, Maggie's cavern-home, had the mystery of a church, and on dark days it had the mystery of a crypt. The stone steps leading down to it from the level of earth were quite unlighted. ...
— The Old Wives' Tale • Arnold Bennett

... men's teeth are naturally in a state of total decay or caries, and, therefore, no man can bite until every one of them is extracted and a new set is inserted according to the principles of dentistry adopted by ...
— The Professor at the Breakfast Table • Oliver Wendell Holmes (Sr.)

... the establishment she sought. A semicircle of brightly illuminated coloured glass, placed above an entrance gate, attracted her, but nearer inspection proved this to be an advertisement of "painless dentistry." ...
— Sparrows - The Story of an Unprotected Girl • Horace W. C. Newte

... when it formed the Department of Medicine by taking over the Western Pennsylvania Medical College. In 1895 the Departments of Law and Pharmacy were added and women were for the first time admitted. In 1896 the Department of Dentistry was established. In 1908 (July 11th) the name was changed to the University of Pittsburgh. The several departments of the University are at present (1908) located in different parts of the city, but a new site of forty-three acres has been acquired near Schenley Park ...
— A Short History of Pittsburgh • Samuel Harden Church

... we notice, has added a new branch, that of dentistry, to his former accomplishments. By his new system, his customers are not obliged to undergo the pain of the operations in person, but, by merely sending their heads to him, can have everything done with a great decrease of trouble. ...
— A Collection of College Words and Customs • Benjamin Homer Hall


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