Orthodontics
Subfield
Description: specialty of dentistry that deals with the diagnosis, prevention, and correction of malpositioned teeth and jaws, and misaligned bite patterns
Alternate name orthodontia
Topics (children) Dental Erosion and Treatment, Dental materials and restorations, Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
Related subfields (siblings) General Dentistry, Oral Surgery, Periodontics
Field (parent): Dentistry
Domain: Health Sciences
Works count: 172,300
Citations count: 2,917,000