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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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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

In a social media post, the 29-year-old rising star said she requires urgent dental surgery to remove two wisdom teeth.

From BBC • Oct. 1, 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

It confers degrees in five branches: law, medicine, pharmacy, dental surgery and mathematics and surveying.

From Santo Domingo A Country with a Future by Schoenrich, Otto