Odontology

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Odontology (from Greek  ὀδόντος odontos , genitive to ὀδών odon 'tooth', and -logy ) is the study of the tooth system of vertebrates and thus also of humans. It is an organ science and part of oral biology . In the past, odontology was synonymous with dentistry .

It consists or overlaps with the fields of comparative anatomy and histology , the physiology , the genetics , the development history and development physiology, tissue engineering, the hormone , vitamin and enzyme research , the research on aging , the pathology of caries and periodontal disease, of dental prosthetics and, not least of Orthodontics (also called orthodontics).

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  1. ↑ Renate Wahrig-Burfeind (Ed.): True. Illustrated dictionary of the German language . ADAC-Verlag, Munich 2004, ISBN 3-577-10051-6 , pp. 619 .
  2. ↑ Richard P. Suddick, Norman O. Harris: Historical perspectives of Oral Biology: A series. In: Critical Reviews in oral biology and medicine 1, 1990, No. 2, pp. 135-151.
  3. ↑ Louis Lécluse: Nouveaux élémens d'odontologie par M. Lécluse, chirurgien dentiste etc. Paris 1754.