Dental Surgery (Noun)
Meaning
The branch of dentistry involving surgical procedures.
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Examples
- A visit to a specialist in dental surgery is often required for complex tooth extractions or implants.
- The university's dental program offered a comprehensive course in dental surgery that covered various techniques and cases.
- Before the introduction of modern anesthesia, dental surgery was often extremely painful and not commonly performed.
- Dr Smith specialized in dental surgery after completing her residency program in oral and maxillofacial surgery.
- Dental surgery was needed to correct the young boy's cleft palate and give him a more normal appearance.