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Prosthesis vs Alveolectomy - What's the difference?

prosthesis | alveolectomy |

As nouns the difference between prosthesis and alveolectomy

is that prosthesis is (medicine) an artificial replacement for a body part, either internal or external while alveolectomy is the surgical reshaping of the alveolar ridge to facilitate dental prosthesis.

prosthesis

English

Noun

(prostheses)
  • (medicine) An artificial replacement for a body part, either internal or external.
  • (linguistics, prosody) prothesis
  • Synonyms

    * (linguistics) prothesis

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    alveolectomy

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • the surgical reshaping of the alveolar ridge to facilitate dental prosthesis