# dentistry

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈdɛntɪstɹi/ · frequency rank #17,343

## Definitions
1. The field of medicine concerned with the study, diagnosis, and treatment of conditions of the teeth and oral cavity.
2. Operations performed on teeth and adjoining areas such as drilling, filling cavities, and placing crowns and bridges.
3. A dental surgery, an operation on the teeth.
4. A place where dental operations are performed.

## Etymology
From dentist + -ry.

## Easily confused with
- **dentist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dentist-vs-dentistry)

## Common misspellings (15)
`ddentistry`, `denitstry`, `denntistry`, `dentisrty`, `dentisstry`, `dentistrry`, `dentistryy`, `dentisttry`, `dentistyr`, `dentitsry`, `dentsitry`, `denttistry`, `detnistry`, `dnetistry`, `edntistry`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/dentistry