1.
[syn: orthodontics, orthodontia, orthodonture, dental orthopedics, dental orthopaedics]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
orthodontia \orthodontia\ n. (Med.)
The treatment of the teeth so as to make the teeth align
properly within the mouth, usually involving the wearing of
braces and sometimes oral surgery.
[PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
orthodontia
n 1: the branch of dentistry dealing with the prevention or
correction of irregularities of the teeth [syn:
orthodontics, orthodontia, orthodonture, dental
orthopedics, dental orthopaedics]