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dent/o

A word part that means tooth or teeth.

DEN-toh root

What it means

The Latin root in dentist, dentures and dental. The Greek root odont/o means the same, as in orthodontist (a dentist who straightens teeth).

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Also writtendento-

Related terms

ortho-

A word beginning that means straight, upright or correct.

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