Orthodontics 2023

Orthodontics is a dental specialty focused on aligning your bite and straightening your teeth. You might need to see an orthodontist if you have crooked, overlapped, twisted or gapped teeth. Common orthodontic treatments include traditional braces, clear aligners and removable retainers.

12+ Lesson

9hr 30min

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Orthodontics is a specialist branch of dentistry. The term "orthodontics" can be broken down into two Greek words - "orthos" meaning straight or correct and "dontics" meaning teeth. Orthodontics therefore describes the practice of straightening misaligned teeth or malocclusions.

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The study of orthodontics is a field of dentistry that addresses the prevention and treatment of tooth irregularity. They also focus on the correction of misaligned bite patterns.