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DENTAL ORTHOPEDICS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does dental orthopedics mean?
• DENTAL ORTHOPEDICS (noun)
The noun DENTAL ORTHOPEDICS has 1 sense:
1. the branch of dentistry dealing with the prevention or correction of irregularities of the teeth
Familiarity information: DENTAL ORTHOPEDICS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The branch of dentistry dealing with the prevention or correction of irregularities of the teeth
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
dental orthopaedics; dental orthopedics; orthodontia; orthodontics; orthodonture
Hypernyms ("dental orthopedics" is a kind of...):
dental medicine; dentistry; odontology (the branch of medicine dealing with the anatomy and development and diseases of the teeth)
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