Dentistry, otherwise called Dental and Oral Medicine, is a part of medication that comprises of the investigation, determination, aversion, and treatment of infections, issue, and states of the oral cavity, generally in the dentition yet in addition the oral mucosa, and of nearby and related structures and tissues, especially in the maxillofacial (jaw and facial) territory. Albeit essentially connected with teeth among the overall population, the field of dentistry or dental medication isn't restricted to teeth yet incorporates different parts of the craniofacial complex including the temporomandibular joint and other supporting, solid, lymphatic, anxious, vascular, and anatomical structures.
Dentistry is frequently likewise comprehended to subsume the now to a great extent dead therapeutic strength of stomatology (the investigation of the mouth and its issue and illnesses) for which reason the two terms are utilized reciprocally in specific locales.