orthodontian.
/ˌɔːθəˈdɒntɪə/, U.S. /ˌɔrθəˈdɑn(t)ʃ(i)ə/ Dentistry.
= orthodontics n.
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orthodontia1849
oral surgery1866
orthodontics1909
periodontia1914
periodontology1914
prosthodontia1917
paedodontics1923
prosthodontics1947
periodontics1948
1849 C. A. Harris Dict. Dental Sci. & Med. Terminol. 554/2 Orthodontia.
1850 C. A. Harris Princ. & Pract. Dental Surg. (ed. 4) i. xi. 149 Fauchard and Bourdet were among the first who turned their attention to orthodontia.
1908 Practitioner Dec. 858 A case showing the importance of moving the roots of the teeth in orthodontia.
1939 S. J. Bregstein Dentist & his Control of Pract. v. 155 Preventive orthodontia, however, is regarded..as more commendable than corrective realignment of teeth and jaws.
1984 J. Heller God Knows ii. 44 She was a child, unfortunately, before we Jews took so naturally to orthodontia.
1990 Time 8 Jan. 70/1 As people realize that they have control over certain aspects of their appearance, as with orthodontia, nose jobs and breast jobs, those people concerned about stature will want to have therapy for it.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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