dentition
pronunciation
How to pronounce dentition in British English:
UK [denˈtɪʃn]
How to pronounce dentition in American English:
US [dɛnˈtɪʃən]
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- Noun:
- the eruption through the gums of baby teeth
- the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
Word Origin
- dentition (n.)
- 1610s, "teething, the cutting of teeth," from Latin dentitionem (nominative dentitio) "teething," noun of action from past participle stem of dentire "to cut the teeth," from dentem (nominative dens) "tooth" (see tooth). Meaning "arrangement of teeth" is from 1849.
Example
- 1. Diganosis reference position of occlusal reconstruction of natural dentition .
- 2. Occlusal development and space supervision in mixed dentition .
- 3. Long-term stability of anterior open bite extraction treatment in the permanent dentition .
- 4. Early orthodontic treatment in the mixed dentition .
- 5. The fixed restoration of different types of defect dentition .