ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does orthodontic treatment mean? 

• ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT (noun)
  The noun ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT has 1 sense:

1. dental treatment that corrects irregularities of the teeth or of the relation of the teeth to surrounding anatomy; treatment is usually by braces or mechanical aids

  Familiarity information: ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Dental treatment that corrects irregularities of the teeth or of the relation of the teeth to surrounding anatomy; treatment is usually by braces or mechanical aids

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Context example:

orthodontic treatment of facial abnormalities

Hypernyms ("orthodontic treatment" is a kind of...):

intervention; treatment (care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury))

 Context examples 

In young children, orthodontic treatment may guide proper jaw growth.

(Orthodontia, NIH)

A surgical procedure to prevent rotational relapse of teeth after an orthodontic treatment; the epithelial attachment surrounding the involved teeth is severed.

(Circumferential Supracrestal Fiberotomy, NCI Thesaurus)

Orthodontic treatment designed to take advantage of the active growth stage of a child's development in order to intercept orthodontic problems early and reduce or eliminate them.

(Interceptive Treatment, NCI Thesaurus)

Cosmetic dentistry is different from orthodontic treatment, which can straighten your teeth with braces or other devices.

(Cosmetic Dentistry, NIH)

A small screw of between 6-14mm in length placed between the roots of a tooth for purposes of anchoring the tooth during orthodontic treatment.

(Miniscrew Temporary Anchorage Device, NCI Thesaurus)