gerodontics /ger·odon·tics/ (-don´tiks) dentistry dealing with the dental problems of older people.gerodon´tic
gerodontics
gerodontics (jer´ōdon´tiks),
ger·o·don·tics (j r  -d n t ks)n. The branch of dentistry that deals with the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of dental diseases and problems specific to old people. |
gerodontics
[jer′ōdon′tiks]
Etymology: Gk, geron, old man + odous, tooth
the delivery of dental care to aging persons; the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of dental problems peculiar to advanced age. Also called geriatric dentistry, gerodontia, gerodontology.
gerodontics (jer´ōdon´tiks),
n (gerodontology) the branch of dentistry that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of the dental conditions of aging and aged persons.
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