odontectomy /odon·tec·to·my/ (o″don-tek´tah-me) excision of a tooth.
odontectomy
odontectomy (ō´dontek´t
mē),
o·don·tec·to·my (  d n-t k t -m )n. Removal of teeth by the bending back of a mucoperiosteal flap and excision of bone from around the root before the application of force to remove the tooth. |
odontectomy
[ōdontek′təmē]
Etymology: Gk, odous, tooth, ektomē, cut out
the extraction of a tooth by removal of the bone from around the roots before force is applied.
odontectomy (ō´dontek´t
mē),n an older term for the removal of a tooth.
odontectomy
excision of a tooth.
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