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OPERATIVE DENTISTRY

\ˈɒpəɹətˌɪv dˈɛntɪstɹi], \ˈɒpəɹətˌɪv dˈɛntɪstɹi], \ˈɒ_p_ə_ɹ_ə_t_ˌɪ_v d_ˈɛ_n_t_ɪ_s_t_ɹ_i]\

Definitions of OPERATIVE DENTISTRY

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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The department of dentistry in which manipulations, mechanical or surgical, are made in the mouth of the patient, as distinguished from those which are made in the workshop or laboratory.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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