also: prosthodontics concerned with the construction of dental bridges
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebThe ever-so-slight Nilla Wafer taste is not worth risking your bridgework.cleveland, 9 July 2021 The water flosser is effective, yet gentle, cleaning not only your gums and between your teeth, but also around bridgework, braces, and caps. Jennifer Signorelli, Chron, 28 June 2021 In mid-March, bridgework on U.S.-12 is expected to start by reducing eastbound and westbound traffic from four lanes to two lanes and shifting traffic onto one of the bridges while the other is repaired. Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 25 Feb. 2020 Prescott Dentistry was supposed to provide Hills with bridgework and a set of crowns last year. Robert Anglen, azcentral, 30 Jan. 2020 As part of Stalin's campaign to suppress the truth, she was taken to the Soviet Union and sentenced to 10 years in a gulag, six of them in solitary confinement, for assisting with Hitler's bridgework. Jefferson Chase, USA TODAY, 21 May 2018 The Soviets compared the corpse's teeth, which contained conspicuous and unusual prostheses and bridgework, with descriptions provided by the dental assistant Kathe Heusermann. Jefferson Chase, USA TODAY, 21 May 2018 The Hagan-Burke path will be slightly rerouted to make way for the bridgework. Chris Sikich, Indianapolis Star, 25 Oct. 2017 See More
Word History
First Known Use
1883, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
bridgework
noun
bridge·work -ˌwərk
: dental bridges
also: prosthodontics concerned with their construction