restorative dentistry

dentistry /den·tis·try/ (den´tis-tre)

1. that branch of the healing arts concerned with the teeth, oral cavity, and associated structures, including prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disease and restoration of defective or missing tissue.

2. the work done by dentists, e.g., the creation of restorations, crowns, and bridges, and surgical procedures performed in and about the oral cavity.

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holistic dentistry  dental practice that takes into account the effect of dental treatment and materials on the overall health of the individual.

operative dentistry  dentistry concerned with restoration of parts of the teeth that are defective as a result of disease, trauma, or abnormal development to a state of normal function, health, and esthetics.

pediatric dentistry  pedodontics.

preventive dentistry  dentistry concerned with maintenance of a normal masticating mechanism by fortifying the structures of the oral cavity against damage and disease.

prosthetic dentistry  prosthodontics.

restorative dentistry  dentistry concerned with the restoration of existing teeth that are defective because of disease, trauma, or abnormal development to normal function, health, and appearance; it includes crowns and bridgework.

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restorative dentistry

n.

The branch of dentistry that deals with the restoration of diseased, injured, or abnormal teeth to normal function, as by crowns.

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restorative (ristôr´tiv),

adj 1. promoting a return to health or consciousness; a remedy that aids in restoring health, vigor, or consciousness.
adj 2. pertaining to rebuilding, repairing, or reforming.

restorative dentistry,

n the branch of dentistry that deals with the reconstruction of the hard tissues of a tooth or group of teeth injured or destroyed by trauma or disease.

restorative materials,

n materials used to reconstruct the hard tissues of teeth lost through trauma or disease.

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dentistry

that branch of the healing arts concerned with the teeth and associated structures of the oral cavity, including prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the teeth.

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conservative dentistry

involved with the preservation of natural teeth.

restorative dentistry

the repair of defects or injury to teeth.

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restorative

1. promoting a return to health or to consciousness.

2. a remedy that aids in restoring health, vigor or consciousness.

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restorative dentistry

see restorative dentistry.