dental surgery

NOUN

surgical procedures on the teeth and gums

Synonyms

WEAK

maxillofacial surgery oral and maxillofacial surgery oral surgery

Example Sentences

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At St Pauls dental surgery in Bristol, the scene of those long queues back in 2024, the staff are far from convinced.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

And he grew that beard—initially to hide disfiguring dental surgery.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

Masli couldn’t understand why this dental surgery wasn’t free.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2025

The absence of Crawford and catcher Cal Raleigh, who had emergency dental surgery for a broken tooth early Wednesday morning, was glaring.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 24, 2024

In the days prior to the use of anæsthetics, the operations of dental surgery were attended by much pain.

From Great Inventions and Discoveries by Piercy, Willis Duff