odontotomy

odontotomy
Cutting into the crown of a tooth. [odonto- + G. tome, incision]
- prophylactic o. a preventive operation in which imperfectly formed developmental grooves, pits, and fissures are opened up by means of a bur and filled to obviate future decay.

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odon·tot·o·my (.)ō-.dän-'tät-ə-mē n, pl -mies the operation of cutting into a tooth

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odon·tot·o·my (o″don-totґə-me) [odonto- + -tomy] the operation of cutting into a tooth, especially incision into an occlusal groove.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • odontotomy — odon·tot·o·my …   English syllables

  • odontotomy — ˌōˌdän.ˈtäd.əmē noun ( es) Etymology: odont + tomy : the operation of cutting into a tooth …   Useful english dictionary

  • odontology —   n. study of teeth.    ♦ odontalgia, n. toothache.    ♦ odontiasis, n. teething.    ♦ odontognathous, a. pertaining to extinct toothed birds.    ♦ odontography, n. description of or treatise on teeth.    ♦ odontoid, a. tooth like.    ♦ odontoma …   Dictionary of difficult words

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