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gerodontics /ger·odon·tics/ (-don´tiks) dentistry dealing with the dental problems of older people.gerodon´tic

ger·o·don·tics (j

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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″o-don´tiks]

dentistry dealing with the dental problems of the aged. adj., adj gerodon´tic.

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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gerodontics (redirected from gerodontic)

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