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(medicine) A specialty of dentistry concerned with correcting misalignment of teeth..
Use orthodontics when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Orthodontics means (medicine) A specialty of dentistry concerned with correcting misalignment of teeth..
Common synonyms include orthodontia, dental orthopaedics, dental orthopedics.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use orthodontics where its definition matches the intended context.
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