单词 | periodontics |
释义 | periodontics, n. pl. (const. as sing.). Dentistry.|pɛrɪəˈdɒntɪks| [f. as prec.: see -ic 2.] The branch of dentistry concerned with periodontal tissue, disorders, etc.
1948L. I. Grossman Handbk. Dental Pract. v. 83/1 Periodontics is that branch of dentistry which deals with the science and treatment of periodontal disease. 1960S. Sorrin Pract. of Periodontia i. 1 The practice of periodontics is based on an understanding and recognition of the healthy periodontium. 1969Bohannan & Saxe in Morris & Bohannan Dental Specialities vii. 260/1 Time devoted to periodontics in the traditional dental educational program has been woefully inadequate. 1975J. E. Chasteen Essent. Clin. Dental Assisting xi. 200/1 Periodontics is the branch of dentistry that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases which destroy the supporting tissues of the teeth. |

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