Meanings
- uncountabledentistryThe technical devices and items that are used in the practice of dentistry and orthodontia.
[…] the manner of inserting pivot teeth, the construction of springs for artificial dentures and into other parts of odontotechny.
1904, American Dental Journal, volume 3, page 7791 more example
I need not extend the subject any farther; enough has been said , and much more might be, if necessary, to prove clearly and conclusively that the odontotechny of the Greeks and Romans was advanced to a considerable degree of perfection: […]
1829, Samuel Sheldon Fitch, A System of Dental Surgery, page 14
Origin
By surface analysis, odonto- + techno- + -y.
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