dentición

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin dentitiōnem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /dentiˈθjon/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /dentiˈsjon/
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: den‧ti‧ción

Noun

dentición f (plural denticiones)

  1. dentition, teething
    • 2016 September 30, “La ortopedia maxilar en niños”, in Listin Diario:
      La ortopedia maxilar es una rama de la odontología que se encarga del tratamiento y prevención de los desórdenes óseos (huesos) y funcionales de los maxilares (maxilar superior y mandíbula), en pacientes con dentición temporal o mixta, esto es, durante el periodo de recambio dentario, antes de que el crecimiento del niño haya finalizado.
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