DENTAL PROCEDURE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dental procedure mean? 

• DENTAL PROCEDURE (noun)
  The noun DENTAL PROCEDURE has 1 sense:

1. a procedure employed by a dentist

  Familiarity information: DENTAL PROCEDURE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DENTAL PROCEDURE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A procedure employed by a dentist

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("dental procedure" is a kind of...):

medical procedure (a procedure employed by medical or dental practitioners)

 Context examples 

C. hominis is commensal in the human nasal flora, but is associated with culture negative endocarditis after a dental procedure, especially in those with a pre-existing heart valve disorder or a prosthetic valve.

(Cardiobacterium hominis, NCI Thesaurus)

Any orthodontic procedure that is done as part of another dental procedure.

(Adjunctive Orthodontic Procedure, NCI Thesaurus)

This month would also be a good time to see about having any dental procedure completed, including tooth whitening or dental surgery and also to focus on bone strength.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)