What does "orthodontics" mean?

A specialty of dentistry concerned with correcting misalignment of teeth.

Orthodontics

Common synonyms include: orthodontia, dental alignment devices, dental orthopaedics, dental orthopedics, medicine, orthodontic appliances.

noun

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Noun

1
A specialty of dentistry concerned with correcting misalignment of teeth. uncountable
2
the branch of dentistry dealing with the prevention or correction of irregularities of the teeth wordnet

From ortho- (“correct, straight”) + -odont + -ics.