periodontology Dentistry. orig. U.S.
(ˌpɛrɪədɒnˈtɒlədʒɪ)
[f. as periodontia + -ology.]
= periodontics.
| 1914 Items of Interest July 529 (heading) A statement to the profession. From the American Academy of Oral Prophylaxis and Periodontology. 1920 Jrnl. National Dental Assoc. Feb. 159 (heading) Fundamentals of periodontology. 1960 S. Sorrin Pract. of Periodontia p. vii, Constant ferment of research and practical application is vital to progress in the art and science of periodontology. 1962 R. Bradlaw in Blake & Trott Periodontology p. v, Periodontology has not had the emphasis in dental education that it should have had. 1972 Science 2 June 1033/1 Department of Periodontology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts. |