Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
dental procedure
den·tal pro·ce·dure
Subclass of:
Dental Health Services; Dentistry
Definitions related to dental procedures:
  • (dental care) The total of dental diagnostic, preventive, and restorative services provided to meet the needs of a patient (from Illustrated Dictionary of Dentistry, 1982).
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Any of the dental diagnostic, preventive, and restorative services provided to meet the needs of a patient.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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