dental orthopaedics
the branch of dentistry dealing with the prevention or correction of irregularities of the teeth • Syn: orthodontics, orthodontia, orthodonture, dental orthopedics • Derivationally related forms: orthodontic (for: orthodonture), orthodontic (for: orthodontia), orthodontic (for: orthodontics), orthodontist (for: orthodontics) • Hypernyms: dentistry, dental medicine, odontology
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