Synonyms and antonyms of Dentistry in American Thesaurus

amalgam (noun)

a substance used for filling holes in teeth, made from a mixture of metals

braces (noun)

American a set of wires that you wear on your teeth to push them into the correct position. The British word is brace.

bridge (noun)

an artificial tooth or group of teeth that is fitted between natural teeth

cap (noun)

a hard cover attached to a tooth to protect it or replace part of it

cap (verb)

to attach a hard cover to a tooth to protect it or replace part of it

caries (noun)

tooth decay

cavity (noun)

a hole in a tooth, caused by decay

crown (noun)

a cover for a tooth that has broken or decayed badly

crown (verb)

to put a cover on a tooth that has broken or decayed badly

dentistry (noun)

the job of examining and treating people’s teeth

dentistry (noun)

the study of people’s teeth and how to treat problems of the teeth and mouth

draw (verb)

to pull out a tooth

extract (verb)

to remove one of someone’s teeth

fill (verb)

to repair a tooth by putting a hard substance into a hole in it

filling (noun)

a small mass of metal or plastic used for filling a hole in a tooth

have out (mainly British)

mainly British to have a tooth removed from your mouth or an organ removed from your body

impacted (adjective)

an impacted tooth cannot grow because it is under another tooth

orthodontics (noun)

the part of dentistry that deals with making teeth straight

plaque (noun)

medical a substance that forms on your teeth and in which bacteria can grow and damage your teeth

plate (noun)

a piece of plastic or metal with false teeth fixed to it that is made to fit inside your mouth

plate (noun)

a piece of plastic with wires fixed to it that you wear in your mouth to make your teeth straight

retainer (noun)

a wire structure worn on the teeth at night to make them straighter

scale (noun)

tartar that forms on your teeth

scale (verb)

to remove scale from teeth

tartar (noun)

a hard substance that forms on your teeth and can cause them to decay

toothache (noun)

a pain in one or more of your teeth

tooth decay (noun)

the gradual natural process in which the teeth start to decay, especially as a result of eating sweet foods