prosthodontics

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US/ˌpɹɑs.θəˈdɑn.tɪks/

noun

Prosthetic dentistry: a specialty of dentistry concerned with the restoration or replacement of damaged or missing teeth or portions thereof.

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Meanings

nounprosthodontics (uncountable)
  1. uncountableProsthetic dentistry: a specialty of dentistry concerned with the restoration or replacement of damaged or missing teeth or portions thereof.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe branch of dentistry dealing with the replacement of teeth and related mouth or jaw structures by artificial devices

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dentistrydental medicineodontology
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

By surface analysis, prosth- + -odont + -ics

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Translations

Catalan prostodòncia
  • prostodònciarestoration or replacement of damaged or missing teeth
Chinese Mandarin 口腔修復學 /口腔修复学, 義齒修復術 /义齿修复术
  • 口腔修復學 /口腔修复学 (kǒuqiāng xiūfù xué)restoration or replacement of damaged or missing teeth
  • 義齒修復術 /义齿修复术 (yìchǐ xiūfù shù)restoration or replacement of damaged or missing teeth
Finnish hammasprotetiikka
  • hammasprotetiikkarestoration or replacement of damaged or missing teeth
German Zahnersatz
  • Zahnersatzrestoration or replacement of damaged or missing teeth
Japanese 歯科補綴学
  • 歯科補綴学 (shika hotetsu-gaku)restoration or replacement of damaged or missing teeth
Korean 치과 보철학
  • 치과 보철학 (chigwa bocheolhak)restoration or replacement of damaged or missing teeth
Polish protetyka stomatologiczna
  • protetyka stomatologicznarestoration or replacement of damaged or missing teeth
Spanish prostodoncia
  • prostodonciarestoration or replacement of damaged or missing teeth
Tagalog prostodontiks
  • prostodontiksrestoration or replacement of damaged or missing teeth
Turkish prostodonti
  • prostodontirestoration or replacement of damaged or missing teeth
Cite this entry
APA

prosthodontics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prosthodontics

MLA

“prosthodontics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prosthodontics. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prosthodontics,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prosthodontics.

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