prosthodontics

pros tho don tics |ˌpräsTHəˈdäntiks ˌprɑsθəˈdɑntɪks | ▶plural noun [ treated as sing. ] the branch of dentistry concerned with the design, manufacture, and fitting of artificial replacements for teeth and other parts of the mouth. DERIVATIVES pros tho don tist |-ˈdäntist |noun ORIGIN 1940s: from prosthesis, on the pattern of orthodontics .

prosthodontics

prosthodontics |ˌprɒsθəˈdɒntɪks | ▶plural noun [ treated as sing. ] the branch of dentistry concerned with the design, manufacture, and fitting of artificial replacements for teeth and other parts of the mouth. DERIVATIVES prosthodontist noun ORIGIN 1940s: from prosthesis, on the pattern of orthodontics .