orthodontics

[ awr-thuh-don-tiks ]

noun

, (used with a singular verb)

1. the branch of dentistry dealing with the prevention and correction of irregular teeth, as by means of braces.

orthodontics

/ ˌɔːθəʊˈdɒntɪə; ˌɔːθəʊˈdɒntɪks /

noun

1. functioning as singular the branch of dentistry concerned with preventing or correcting irregularities of the teeth Also calleddental orthopaedics

Derived Forms

• ˌorthoˈdontic, adjective
• ˌorthoˈdontist, noun

Other Words From

• ortho·dontic ortho·dontal adjective
• ortho·dontist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of orthodontics¹

First recorded in 1905–10; orth- + -odont + -ics

Example Sentences

A 2015 literature review in the Dental Press Journal of Orthodontics noted that up to one in three people has some amount of facial asymmetry, and it’s not as if that many of us belong to the lonely-​hearts club.

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