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periodontist Dentistry.|pɛrɪəˈdɒntɪst|
[f. periodontia + -ist.]
A specialist or expert in periodontics.
1920Stedman Med. Dict. (ed. 6) 755/2 Periodontist, a dentist who specializes in periodontia. 1954Sydney Morning Herald 26 Oct. 1/3 The judges were an orthodontist (for straightness), a periodontist (for condition of the gums), and a children's dental specialist. 1963E. B. White Let. 6 May (1976) 500 A periodontist..proposes to remove a small section of my gum. 1965J. C. Muhler Fifty-Two Pearls ix. 93 In most cases the family dentist will..refer the patient to a periodontist (a dental specialist who treats diseased gingiva or bone). 1969Bohannan & Saxe in Morris & Bohannan Dental Specialities vii. 259/2 There are..not enough practicing periodontists to treat all periodontal disease. 1978Detroit Free Press 16 Apr. 14c/4 (Advt.), A local Don Juan periodontist is murdered. |