Dentistry is a branch of medicine that consists of the study, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of diseases, disorders and conditions of the oral cavity, commonly in the teeth, but also in the oral mucosa and neighboring structures and tissues, Particularly the maxillofacial area (maxillary and facial).

Everyone knows Dentistry is a field of science dealing with teeth(dentition). But it is a vast branch of medicine dealing with the prevention, diagnosis, treatment of the conditions, diseases and disorders of the oral cavity and the maxillofacial region and its associated structures.

Dentistry, the profession concerned with the prevention and treatment of oral disease, including diseases of the teeth and supporting structures and diseases of the soft tissues of the mouth. Dentistry also encompasses the treatment and correction of malformation of the jaws, misalignment of the teeth, and birth anomalies of the oral cavity such as cleft palate.