English-French translations for dentistry

• odontologie
• dentisterie
  Par le passé, l'électrolyse, la dentisterie et la joaillerie ne pouvaient s'en passer. In the past, electrolysis, dentistry and jewellery could not do without it.
  Mon pays, la Hongrie, par exemple, pourrait offrir des services compétitifs en balnéothérapie, physiothérapie ou dentisterie. My country, Hungary, for example, could offer competitive services in balneology, physiotherapy or dentistry.
  Il a servi aussi en dentisterie sous forme d'amalgames, sans entraîner de grandes complications pour la santé. Mercury has also been used successfully, and without major health implications, in dentistry in the form of amalgam fillings.

Definition of dentistry

• The field of medicine concerned with the study, diagnosis and treatment of conditions of the teeth and oral cavity
• Operations performed on teeth and adjoining areas such as drilling, filling cavities and placing crowns and bridges.These operations are not necessarily performed by dentists: DIY dentistry is still called dentistry.--
• A dental surgery, an operation on the teeth
• A place where dental operations are performed.

Related words

• animal dentistry
• pediatric dentistry
• conservative dentistry
• restorative dentistry
• prosthetic dentistry