Periodontist


[per-ee-uh-don-tist] /ˌpɛr i əˈdɒn tɪst/

noun
1.
a specialist in .
n.

1913; see periodontal + -ist.

periodontist per·i·o·don·tist (pěr’ē-ə-dŏn’tĭst)
n.
A dentist who specializes in periodontics.

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