paedodonticsEnglishOxford Dictionary of Englishpaedodontics /ˌpiːdəʊˈdɒntɪks / (US English pedodontics) ▸ plural noun [treated as singular] the branch of dentistry that deals with children's teeth. – DERIVATIVES paedodontic /ˌpiːdə(ʊ)ˈdɒntɪk / (US English pedodontic) adjective paedodontist /ˌpiːdə(ʊ)ˈdɒntɪst / (US English pedodontist) noun– ORIGIN 1920s: from paedo- + Greek odous, odont- ‘tooth’.