Definition of "orthodontics" []

• The dental specialty and practice of preventing and correcting irregularities of the teeth, as by the use of braces. (noun)

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• "University and Baylor College of Dentistry and earned his M.S.D. in orthodontics from Northwestern University in Chicago."
• "Evidence of the collapse in orthodontics in parts of the country is revealed in research by the British Orthodontic Society."
• "Asif is a superspecialist in orthodontics yet quite a good cook."