odontotechny
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]By surface analysis, odonto- + techno- + -y.
Noun
[edit]odontotechny (uncountable)
- (dentistry) The technical devices and items that are used in the practice of dentistry and orthodontia.
- 1829, Samuel Sheldon Fitch, A System of Dental Surgery, page 14:
- I need not extend the subject any farther; enough has been said , and much more might be, if necessary, to prove clearly and conclusively that the odontotechny of the Greeks and Romans was advanced to a considerable degree of perfection: […]
- 1904, American Dental Journal, volume 3, page 779:
- […] the manner of inserting pivot teeth, the construction of springs for artificial dentures and into other parts of odontotechny.