Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for dental surgery. Search instead for dentalsuffix.

dental surgery

NOUN
surgical procedures on the teeth and gums
Synonyms


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

And he grew that beard—initially to hide disfiguring dental surgery.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 20, 2026

But Campbell, who is traveling to help her 81-year-old mother undergo dental surgery, still worried her flight could be canceled before Saturday morning.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 8, 2025

In a social media post, the 29-year-old rising star said she requires urgent dental surgery to remove two wisdom teeth.

From BBC Oct. 1, 2025

The absence of Crawford and catcher Cal Raleigh, who had emergency dental surgery for a broken tooth early Wednesday morning, was glaring.

From Seattle Times Apr. 24, 2024

I don't know what they mean—doctor of dental surgery, I guess, or zoology or fractions or geography, or whatever has to do with rocks and animals and vertebraes.

From Ma Pettengill by Wilson, Harry Leon



Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training