dentistry

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1. The field of medicine concerned with the study, diagnosis, and treatment of conditions of the teeth and oral cavity.
2. Operations performed on teeth and adjoining areas such as drilling, filling cavities, and placing crowns and bridges.
3. A dental surgery, an operation on the teeth.