Definition
The branch of dentistry that deals with the dental problems and oral health care of elderly people.
Etymology
From Greek 'geron' (old man) + 'odont' (tooth) + '-ia' (condition). Created in the 20th century as dental medicine recognized elderly patients needed specialized care.
Kelly Says
Senior citizens often need different dental solutions than younger people—their gums recede, medications dry their mouths, and many grew up before fluoride, making specialized 'gerodontia' genuinely necessary.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አንስተኛ የጥርስ ጥንቃቄ
ansṭeɲa yeṭərs ṭənḳḥe
ARالعربية
علم الأسنان للكبار
ʿilm al-asnān lil-kibār
BNবাংলা
বার্ধক্য দন্তচিকিৎসা
bārdhakya dantacikitsā
CACatalà
gerodontia
ʒeɾoˈdontia
CSČeština
gerodontie
ɡeɾoˈdontie
DADansk
gerodonti
ɡeɾoˈdonti
DEDeutsch
Gerodontologie
ɡeʁoˈdɔntoloɡi
ELΕλληνικά
γερόδοντια
ɣeɾóðontia
ESEspañol
gerontología dental
xeɾontoloˈxi.a ðental
FAفارسی
دندانپزشکی سالمندان
dandānpazheshkī salmandān
FISuomi
gerodontia
ɡeɾoˈdontia
FRFrançais
gérodontie
ʒeʁɔdɔ̃ti
GUGU
વૃદ્ધ દંતચિકિત્સા
vrddh dantacikitsā
HAHA
likitancin hakori
likitancin hakori
HEעברית
גרודונטיה
ɡrodonˈtia
HIहिन्दी
वृद्धों की दंत चिकित्सा
vrddhoṅ kī dant cikitsā
HUMagyar
gerodontológia
ɡeɾoˈdontoloːɡi.a
IDBahasa Indonesia
gerodentia
ɡeɾoˈdentia
IGIG
nchọpụta ndị okenye
nchɔpụta ndi ɔkenye
ITItaliano
gerodonzia
dʒeɾoˈdondzia
JA日本語
老年歯科学
rōnen shikagaku
KKKK
Қартаюлық стоматология
qartaýulyq stomatologiya
KMKM
គិរីសរសៃធ្មេញ
kiri sɑrsɑj tʰmɛɲ
KO한국어
노인치과학
no-in chi-gwa-hak
MRMR
वृद्ध दंतचिकित्सा
vrddh dantacikitsā
MSBahasa Melayu
gerodentia
ɡeɾoˈdentia
MYမြန်မာ
အိုမင်းဆေးပညာ
ʔoʊ mənɪ́ɰ̃ sʰè bɛ̀ɰ̃ɲà
NLNederlands
gerodentie
ɣeːroːˈdɛnti
NONorsk
gerodonti
ɡeɾoˈdonti
PAPA
ਬੁਢਿਆਂ ਦਾ ਦੰਦਾਂ ਦਾ ਇਲਾਜ
buḍhiā̃ dā dandā̃ dā ilāj
PLPolski
gerodoncja
ɡɛroˈdɔnt͡sja
PTPortuguês
gerodontia
ʒeɾoˈdontia
RORomână
gerodonție
dʒeɾoˈdonʲtsie
RUРусский
геродонтия
ɡʲerodɔnˈtʲija
SVSvenska
gerodonti
ɡeɾoˈdonti
SWKiswahili
gerodontia
ɡeɾoˈdontia
TAதமிழ்
முதியோர் பற்களியல்
mutiyōr paṟkaḷiyal
TEతెలుగు
పెద్దల దంత వైద్యం
peddala danta vaidyam
THไทย
ทันตแพทยศาสตร์ผู้สูงอายุ
tʰan pʰɛːt sɑt pʰuː suːŋ ʔaːju
TLTL
gerodontiya
ɡeɾoˈdontiya
TRTürkçe
gerodonti
ɡeɾodonti
UKУкраїнська
геродонтія
ɡerodontija
URاردو
بوڑھوں کی دندان سازی
buṛhoṅ kī dandān sāzī
VITiếng Việt
nha khoa lão niên
ɲa khow lɐw˧˩ ɲiən˧˧
YOYO
ìwòsàn àgbà
iwoːsàn aɡba
ZH中文
老年口腔科学
lǎonián kǒuqiāng kēxué
ZUZU
ukulinganisela kwezinyawo
ukuliŋanisela kwezinyawo