A dentist is a doctor trained to specialize in teeth, gums, nerves, and your jaw. Orthodontists are dentists as well, but their specialty within dentistry focuses on correcting bites, occlusion, which is how your teeth come in contact with one another, and the straightness of your teeth.
Includes
a branch of dentistry dealing with irregularities of the teeth and their correction (as by means of braces) 2. : the treatment provided by an orthodontist. orthodontic.