orthodontic
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- adjective
- /ˌɔrθəˈdɑntɪk/
- Specialized
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ortodóntico
- The dentist recommended an orthodontic consultation to see if braces were necessary for better alignment.
- orthodontic treatment
- orthodontic braces
- orthodontic appliances
Examples
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None of the children had undergone (a) maxillary expansion, (b) alveolar bone grafting to repair maxillary clefts, or (c) orthodontic treatment.
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She's also on my Facebook, and we've both geeked out about this since we're both in the same boat, narrow arch with teeth missing and past orthodontic treatment.
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Subjects were 70 orthodontic patients.
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Subjects consisted of 70 orthodontic patients.
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If your children are going to need any sort of orthodontic work, you may want to check out your insurance options during this open enrollment!
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The patient's teeth might be overcrowded, and the tooth is being extracted to make room for orthodontic work.
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Restrictions on some of the most basic and common operations, including hip and knee replacements, cataract surgery, and orthodontic procedures.
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While there are no official statistics regarding the actual percentage of orthodontic retainer wearers globally, experientially, most of us at one time or another know of someone who has worn them.
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Many teenagers undergo orthodontic treatment to straighten their teeth with braces.
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Parents often invest in orthodontic care to improve their children's dental health and smile.
Compounds
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Morphology
orthodontic = orthodontics (transparent) = ortho + odont + ic
Formed by the regular adjective suffix '-ic' from the noun 'orthodontics', so the adjective directly relates to that field.
Etymology
Orthodontic comes from Greek parts ortho- meaning 'straight' and odont- meaning 'tooth'. So, orthodontic is about the dental care that 'straightens' the teeth.