exodontia

plural exodontias

1. countableuncountableThe extraction of teeth.

   The need to preserve alveolar bone is paramount and best achieved by atraumatic exodontias including socket compression.

   2006, David A. Mitchell, An Introduction to Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, page 187

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   Exodontia is a procedure that all dentists are taught to perform in dental school and used by most general clinicians in their practice.

   2012, Harry Dym, Oral Surgery for the General Dentist, An Issue of Dental Clinics

   Synonyms: exodontics