Damtavaidya, Daṃtavaidya, Dantavaidya, Danta-vaidya: 1 definition

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[«previous next»] — Damtavaidya in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Daṃtavaidya (ದಂತವೈದ್ಯ):—

1) [noun] the science of diagnosing, treating, curing, and preventing disease, decay, and preserving soundness of human teeth and jaws; dentistry.

2) [noun] a man dealing with the prevention and treatment of diseases and malformations of the teeth, gums, and oral cavity, and the removal, correction, and replacement of decayed, damaged or lost parts, including such operations as the filling and crowning of teeth, the straightening of teeth, and the construction of artificial dentures; a dentist.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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