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The branch of dentistry dealing with the prevention or correction of irregularities of the teeth
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orthodontics
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Word definitions for orthodontics in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the branch of dentistry dealing with the prevention or correction of irregularities of the teeth [syn: orthodontia , orthodonture , dental orthopedics , dental orthopaedics ]
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1909, from Modern Latin orthodontia + -ics .
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
orthodontics \orthodontics\ n. (Med.) A branch of dentistry specializing in the treatment of the teeth so as to make the teeth align properly within the mouth; it usually involves fitting a patient with braces and sometimes oral surgery.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context medicine English) A specialty of dentistry concerned with correcting misalignment of teeth.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
' Orthodontia ', also known as orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics , is a specialty field of dentistry . An orthodontist is a specialist who has undergone special training in a dental school or college after they have graduated in dentistry. It was ...
Usage examples of orthodontics.
Her smile, thanks to orthodontics, was quite fetching, however, and her eyes were indeed jungle green.
I looked young, but I was definitely past the zit cream and orthodontics stage of life.
My own lips immediately curled into a heartfelt smile of their own, although they stopped short of exposing the gentle overbite that not even years of expensive orthodontics had been able to correct completely.