ORTHODONTISTS - NATIONWIDE ORTHODONTISTS DIRECTORY
Orthodontics - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Orthodontics is a specialty of dentistry that is concerned
with the study and treatment of malocclusions (improper
bites), which may be a result of tooth irregularity, disproportionate
jaw relationships, or both.
Orthodontic treatment can focus on dental displacement only,
or can deal with the control and modification of facial growth.
In the latter case it is better defined as "dentofacial
orthopedics". Orthodontic treatment can be carried out
for purely aesthetic reasons - improving the general appearance
of patients' teeth and face for cosmetic reasons- but treatment
is often prescribed for practical reasons, providing the
patient with a functionally improved bite (occlusion).
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practicing of preventing and correcting irregularities
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