Orthodontic Terminology


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B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
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T
U
V
W
X
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Z


Definitions that start with the letter A

Active Appliance (Forsus Appliances)
Active Appliance (Orthodontic Headgear)
Active Appliance (Palatal Expansion)
Active Appliance (Removable Retainers)
Active Appliance (Retainers)
Active Appliance (Teeth Straightening)
Adherence (Fixed Retainers)
Adherence (Foods You Can Eat With Braces)
Adherence (Life With Braces)
Adult Teeth (Pediatric Orthodontist)
Aligner Therapy (Orthodontist Provides Clear Aligners)
Aligner Therapy (What To Do If You Lose Your Invisalign)
Aligner Trays (Alternative to Braces for Teens)
Aligner Trays (Braces for Teens)
Aligner Trays (Does Invisalign Really Work?)
Aligner Trays (Invisalign)
Aligner Trays (Invisalign Orthodontist)
Aligner Trays (Invisalign for Teens)
Aligner Trays (Invisalign vs. Traditional Braces)
Aligner Trays (Is Invisalign Teen Right for My Child?)
Aligner Trays (Orthodontist Provides Invisalign)
Aligner Trays (What To Do If You Lose Your Invisalign)
Aligner Trays (Which Is Better: Invisalign® or Braces?)
American Association of Orthodontics (Adult Braces)
American Association of Orthodontics (Growth Appliances)
American Board of Orthodontics (ABO) (Orthodontist Provides Clear Aligners)
Anterior Crossbite (Fixing Bites)
Anterior Crossbite (Which Is Better: Invisalign® or Braces?)
Anterior Open Bite (Fixing Bites)
Archwire (Adult Braces)
Archwire (Adult Orthodontics)
Archwire (Dental Braces)
Archwire (Foods You Can Eat With Braces)
Archwire (Forsus Appliances)
Archwire (Life With Braces)
Archwire (Metal Braces)
Archwire (Orthodontics During Pregnancy)
Archwire (Phase Two Orthodontics)
Archwire (Teeth Straightening)

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Definitions that start with the letter B

Baby Teeth (Pediatric Orthodontist)
Baby Teeth (Phase One Orthodontics)
Blue Compliance Indicator (Invisalign® Teen) (7 Things Parents Need to Know About Invisalign® for Teens)
Blue Compliance Indicator (Invisalign® Teen) (Alternative to Braces for Teens)
Blue Compliance Indicator (Invisalign® Teen) (Does Invisalign Really Work?)
Blue Compliance Indicator (Invisalign® Teen) (Invisalign)
Blue Compliance Indicator (Invisalign® Teen) (Invisalign Care)
Blue Compliance Indicator (Invisalign® Teen) (Invisalign Orthodontist)
Blue Compliance Indicator (Invisalign® Teen) (Invisalign for Teens)
Blue Compliance Indicator (Invisalign® Teen) (Invisalign vs. Traditional Braces)
Blue Compliance Indicator (Invisalign® Teen) (Is Invisalign Teen Right for My Child?)
Blue Compliance Indicator (Invisalign® Teen) (Orthodontist Provides Invisalign)
Blue Compliance Indicator (Invisalign® Teen) (What To Do If You Lose Your Invisalign)
Braces (Find an Orthodontist)
Braces (Orthodontist)
Bruxism (Growth Appliances)

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Definitions that start with the letter C

Ceramic Braces (Metal Braces)
Ceramic Braces (Second Opinions for Orthodontics)
Clear aligners (Find an Orthodontist)
Clear aligners (Orthodontist)
Clear aligners (Orthodontist Provides Clear Aligners)
ClinCheck® Software (7 Things Parents Need to Know About Invisalign® for Teens)
ClinCheck® Software (Alternative to Braces for Teens)
ClinCheck® Software (Does Invisalign Really Work?)
ClinCheck® Software (Invisalign)
ClinCheck® Software (Invisalign Orthodontist)
ClinCheck® Software (Invisalign for Teens)
ClinCheck® Software (Invisalign vs. Traditional Braces)
ClinCheck® Software (Is Invisalign Teen Right for My Child?)
ClinCheck® Software (Orthodontist Provides Invisalign)
ClinCheck® Software (What To Do If You Lose Your Invisalign)
Crossbite (Fixing Bites)

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Definitions that start with the letter D

Dental Appliance (Pediatric Orthodontist)
Dental Impression (Braces for Teens)
Dental Impression (Phase One Orthodontics)
Dental Impression (Second Opinions for Orthodontics)
Dental Record (Adult Orthodontics)
Dental Record (Orthodontics During Pregnancy)
Dentition (Smile Assessment)
Dentition (Two Phase Orthodontic Treatment)
Distal (Find the Best Orthodontist)
Distal (Fixing Bites)
Distal (Orthodontic Practice)

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Definitions that start with the letter E

Elastics (Forsus Appliances)
Elastics (Metal Braces)
Elastics (Orthodontic Headgear)
Enamel (Foods You Can Eat With Braces)
Expanders (Find an Orthodontist)
Expanders (Orthodontist)

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Definitions that start with the letter F

Fixed Palatal Expander (Palatal Expansion)
Fixed Retainer (Braces for Teens)
Fixed Retainer (Find the Best Orthodontist)
Fixed Retainer (Fixed Retainers)
Fixed Retainer (Orthodontic Practice)
Fixed Retainer (Removable Retainers)
Fixed Retainer (Retainers)
Fixed Retainer (Teeth Straightening)
Flossing (Invisalign Care)
Forsus Appliance (Forsus Appliances)

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Definitions that start with the letter G

General Dentist (Pediatric Orthodontist)
Gingivitis (Orthodontics During Pregnancy)
Gum Disease (Adult Orthodontics)
Gum Line (Alternative to Braces for Teens)
Gum Line (Invisalign)
Gum Line (Invisalign Orthodontist)
Gum Line (Invisalign for Teens)
Gum Line (Invisalign vs. Traditional Braces)
Gum Line (Is Invisalign Teen Right for My Child?)
Gum Recession (Orthodontics During Pregnancy)
Gummy Smile (Smile Assessment)

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Definitions that start with the letter H

Hawley Retainer (Removable Retainers)
Hawley Retainer (Retainers)
Headgear (Malocclusions)
Headgear (Orthodontic Headgear)

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Definitions that start with the letter I

Incisal Ridges (Alternative to Braces for Teens)
Incisal Ridges (Does Invisalign Really Work?)
Incisal Ridges (Invisalign)
Incisal Ridges (Invisalign Orthodontist)
Incisal Ridges (Invisalign for Teens)
Incisal Ridges (Invisalign vs. Traditional Braces)
Incisal Ridges (Is Invisalign Teen Right for My Child?)
Incisal Ridges (What To Do If You Lose Your Invisalign)
Inflammation (Orthodontics During Pregnancy)
Initial Appointment (Pediatric Orthodontist)
Initial Appointment (Phase One Orthodontics)
Interceptive Orthodontics (What Age Should a Child Begin Orthodontic Treatment)
Intermediate Tooth Alignment (Malocclusions)
Intermediate Tooth Alignment (Orthodontic Headgear)
Intermediate Tooth Alignment (What To Do If You Lose Your Invisalign)
Invisalign (Orthodontist Provides Invisalign)

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Definitions that start with the letter J

Jaw Misalignment (Pediatric Orthodontist)
Jawbone (Adult Braces)
Jawbone (Find the Best Orthodontist)
Jawbone (Malocclusions)
Jawbone (Orthodontic Headgear)

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Definitions that start with the letter L

Lingual Braces (Dental Braces)
Lingual Braces (Second Opinions for Orthodontics)

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Definitions that start with the letter M

Malocclusion (7 Things Parents Need to Know About Invisalign® for Teens)
Malocclusion (Adult Braces)
Malocclusion (Alternative to Braces for Teens)
Malocclusion (Braces for Teens)
Malocclusion (Dental Braces)
Malocclusion (Does Invisalign Really Work?)
Malocclusion (Find an Orthodontist)
Malocclusion (Find the Best Orthodontist)
Malocclusion (Fixing Bites)
Malocclusion (Invisalign)
Malocclusion (Invisalign Orthodontist)
Malocclusion (Invisalign for Teens)
Malocclusion (Invisalign vs. Traditional Braces)
Malocclusion (Is Invisalign Teen Right for My Child?)
Malocclusion (Malocclusions)
Malocclusion (Metal Braces)
Malocclusion (Orthodontic Headgear)
Malocclusion (Orthodontic Practice)
Malocclusion (Orthodontist)
Malocclusion (Orthodontist Provides Clear Aligners)
Malocclusion (Orthodontist Provides Invisalign)
Malocclusion (Phase One Orthodontics)
Malocclusion (Phase Two Orthodontics)
Malocclusion (Second Opinions for Orthodontics)
Malocclusion (Smile Assessment)
Malocclusion (Teeth Straightening)
Malocclusion (Two Phase Orthodontic Treatment)
Malocclusion (What To Do If You Lose Your Invisalign)
Malocclusion (Which Is Better: Invisalign® or Braces?)
Mastication (Braces for Teens)
Meal-planning (Foods You Can Eat With Braces)
Medical Device (Palatal Expansion)
Medical Grade Thermoformed Material (Orthodontist Provides Clear Aligners)
Medical Grade Thermoformed Material (Orthodontist Provides Invisalign)
Medical Grade Thermoformed Material (What To Do If You Lose Your Invisalign)
Molar Bands (Growth Appliances)
Molar Bands (Metal Braces)
Molar Bands (Phase Two Orthodontics)
Molar Crossbite Correction (Fixing Bites)
Mouth Breathing (What Age Should a Child Begin Orthodontic Treatment)
Mouthguard (Life With Braces)

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Definitions that start with the letter O

Obstetrician (Orthodontics During Pregnancy)
Occlusion (Braces for Teens)
Occlusion (Malocclusions)
Occlusion (Metal Braces)
Occlusion (Orthodontist)
Occlusion (Palatal Expansion)
Oral Health (Adult Orthodontics)
Oral Health (Life With Braces)
Oral Hygiene (Retainers)
Oral Hygiene (Second Opinions for Orthodontics)
Oral Hygiene (Smile Assessment)
Oral Hygiene (Teeth Straightening)
Orthodontic Adhesive (Dental Braces)
Orthodontic Adhesive (Foods You Can Eat With Braces)
Orthodontic Adhesive (Metal Braces)
Orthodontic Appliance (Adult Braces)
Orthodontic Appliance (Adult Orthodontics)
Orthodontic Appliance (Braces for Teens)
Orthodontic Appliance (Dental Braces)
Orthodontic Appliance (Forsus Appliances)
Orthodontic Appliance (Growth Appliances)
Orthodontic Appliance (Invisalign Care)
Orthodontic Appliance (Life With Braces)
Orthodontic Appliance (Orthodontic Headgear)
Orthodontic Appliance (Orthodontic Practice)
Orthodontic Appliance (Orthodontist Provides Clear Aligners)
Orthodontic Appliance (Palatal Expansion)
Orthodontic Appliance (Phase One Orthodontics)
Orthodontic Appliance (Phase Two Orthodontics)
Orthodontic Appliance (Removable Retainers)
Orthodontic Appliance (Retainers)
Orthodontic Appliance (Second Opinions for Orthodontics)
Orthodontic Appliance (Smile Assessment)
Orthodontic Appliance (Teeth Straightening)
Orthodontic Appliance (What Age Should a Child Begin Orthodontic Treatment)
Orthodontic Appliance (Which Is Better: Invisalign® or Braces?)
Orthodontic Brackets (Dental Braces)
Orthodontic Brackets (Foods You Can Eat With Braces)
Orthodontic Brackets (Metal Braces)
Orthodontic Brackets (Orthodontic Practice)
Orthodontic Brackets (Phase Two Orthodontics)
Orthodontic Brackets (Two Phase Orthodontic Treatment)
Orthodontic Brackets (What Age Should a Child Begin Orthodontic Treatment)
Orthodontic Curing Light (Dental Braces)
Orthodontic Laboratory (Fixed Retainers)
Orthodontic Laboratory (What To Do If You Lose Your Invisalign)
Orthodontic Spacers (Dental Braces)
Orthodontic Wax (Foods You Can Eat With Braces)
Orthodontic Wax (Life With Braces)
Orthodontic practitioner (Find an Orthodontist)
Orthodontics (Adult Braces)
Orthodontics (Find an Orthodontist)
Orthodontics (Fixed Retainers)
Orthodontics (Fixing Bites)
Orthodontics (Foods You Can Eat With Braces)
Orthodontics (Invisalign Care)
Orthodontics (Life With Braces)
Orthodontics (Malocclusions)
Orthodontics (Metal Braces)
Orthodontics (Orthodontic Headgear)
Orthodontics (Palatal Expansion)
Orthodontics (Pediatric Orthodontist)
Orthodontics (Phase Two Orthodontics)
Orthodontics (Second Opinions for Orthodontics)
Orthodontics (Smile Assessment)
Orthodontics (What Age Should a Child Begin Orthodontic Treatment)
Orthodontist (Braces for Teens)
Orthodontist (Dental Braces)
Orthodontist (Fixed Retainers)
Orthodontist (Forsus Appliances)
Orthodontist (Growth Appliances)
Orthodontist (Life With Braces)
Orthodontist (Malocclusions)
Orthodontist (Metal Braces)
Orthodontist (Orthodontic Headgear)
Orthodontist (Orthodontic Practice)
Orthodontist (Orthodontics During Pregnancy)
Orthodontist (Orthodontist)
Orthodontist (Orthodontist Provides Clear Aligners)
Orthodontist (Orthodontist Provides Invisalign)
Orthodontist (Palatal Expansion)
Orthodontist (Phase One Orthodontics)
Orthodontist (Phase Two Orthodontics)
Orthodontist (Removable Retainers)
Orthodontist (Retainers)
Orthodontist (Second Opinions for Orthodontics)
Orthodontist (Smile Assessment)
Orthodontist (Teeth Straightening)
Orthodontist (Two Phase Orthodontic Treatment)
Overbite (7 Things Parents Need to Know About Invisalign® for Teens)
Overbite (Alternative to Braces for Teens)
Overbite (Braces for Teens)
Overbite (Does Invisalign Really Work?)
Overbite (Find an Orthodontist)
Overbite (Find the Best Orthodontist)
Overbite (Fixing Bites)
Overbite (Invisalign)
Overbite (Invisalign Orthodontist)
Overbite (Invisalign for Teens)
Overbite (Invisalign vs. Traditional Braces)
Overbite (Is Invisalign Teen Right for My Child?)
Overbite (Orthodontic Practice)
Overbite (Orthodontist)
Overbite (Pediatric Orthodontist)
Overbite (Two Phase Orthodontic Treatment)
Overbite (What Age Should a Child Begin Orthodontic Treatment)
Overbite (Which Is Better: Invisalign® or Braces?)
Overjet (Braces for Teens)

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Definitions that start with the letter P

Palatal Expanders (Adult Braces)
Palatal Expanders (Find the Best Orthodontist)
Palatal Expanders (Forsus Appliances)
Palatal Expanders (Growth Appliances)
Palatal Expanders (Palatal Expansion)
Palatal Expanders (Phase One Orthodontics)
Palatal Expanders (What Age Should a Child Begin Orthodontic Treatment)
Passive Appliance (Forsus Appliances)
Passive Appliance (Removable Retainers)
Passive Appliance (Retainers)
Phase One Orthodontics (Find the Best Orthodontist)
Phase One Orthodontics (Forsus Appliances)
Phase One Orthodontics (Growth Appliances)
Phase One Orthodontics (Orthodontic Practice)
Phase One Orthodontics (Pediatric Orthodontist)
Phase One Orthodontics (Phase One Orthodontics)
Phase One Orthodontics (Phase One Orthodontics)
Phase One Orthodontics (What Age Should a Child Begin Orthodontic Treatment)
Phase One (Two Phase Orthodontic Treatment)
Polyurethane Resin (7 Things Parents Need to Know About Invisalign® for Teens)
Polyurethane Resin (Alternative to Braces for Teens)
Polyurethane Resin (Does Invisalign Really Work?)
Polyurethane Resin (Invisalign)
Polyurethane Resin (Invisalign Care)
Polyurethane Resin (Invisalign Orthodontist)
Polyurethane Resin (Invisalign for Teens)
Polyurethane Resin (Invisalign vs. Traditional Braces)
Polyurethane Resin (Is Invisalign Teen Right for My Child?)
Polyurethane Resin (What To Do If You Lose Your Invisalign)
Polyurethane Resin (Which Is Better: Invisalign® or Braces?)
Posterior Crossbite (Fixing Bites)
Pregnancy (Orthodontics During Pregnancy)
Pregnancy Gingivitis (Orthodontics During Pregnancy)

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Definitions that start with the letter R

Removable Palatal Expander (Palatal Expansion)
Removable Retainer (Fixed Retainers)
Removable Retainer (Removable Retainers)
Removable Retainer (Retainers)
Removable Retainer (Teeth Straightening)
Retainer (Phase Two Orthodontics)
Retainer (Removable Retainers)
Retainer (Retainers)
Retainer Brite® (Fixed Retainers)
Retainer Brite® (Invisalign Care)
Retainer Brite® (Removable Retainers)
Retainer Brite® (Retainers)
Retainers (Find an Orthodontist)
Retainers (Fixed Retainers)
Retainers (Life With Braces)
Retainers (Orthodontist)
Retractor (Dental Braces)
Root Resorption (Adult Orthodontics)

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Definitions that start with the letter S

Smart Track® Material (7 Things Parents Need to Know About Invisalign® for Teens)
Smart Track® Material (Alternative to Braces for Teens)
Smart Track® Material (Does Invisalign Really Work?)
Smart Track® Material (Invisalign)
Smart Track® Material (Invisalign Care)
Smart Track® Material (Invisalign Orthodontist)
Smart Track® Material (Invisalign for Teens)
Smart Track® Material (Invisalign vs. Traditional Braces)
Smart Track® Material (Is Invisalign Teen Right for My Child?)
Smart Track® Material (Orthodontist Provides Invisalign)
Smart Track® Material (Which Is Better: Invisalign® or Braces?)
SmartForce Attachments (7 Things Parents Need to Know About Invisalign® for Teens)
SmartForce Attachments (Alternative to Braces for Teens)
SmartForce Attachments (Does Invisalign Really Work?)
SmartForce Attachments (Invisalign Orthodontist)
SmartForce Attachments (Invisalign for Teens)
SmartForce Attachments (Invisalign vs. Traditional Braces)
SmartForce Attachments (Is Invisalign Teen Right for My Child?)
SmartForce Attachments (Orthodontist Provides Invisalign)
SmartForce Attachments (Which Is Better: Invisalign® or Braces?)
Smile Arch (Smile Assessment)
Smile Assessment (Smile Assessment)
Smile-Scan (Alternative to Braces for Teens)
Smile-Scan (Does Invisalign Really Work?)
Smile-Scan (Invisalign)
Smile-Scan (Invisalign Orthodontist)
Smile-Scan (Invisalign for Teens)
Smile-Scan (Invisalign vs. Traditional Braces)
Smile-Scan (Is Invisalign Teen Right for My Child?)
Soft Foods (Foods You Can Eat With Braces)
Sticky Foods (Foods You Can Eat With Braces)

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Definitions that start with the letter T

Teeth Crowding (7 Things Parents Need to Know About Invisalign® for Teens)
Teeth Crowding (Adult Braces)
Teeth Crowding (Adult Orthodontics)
Teeth Crowding (Find the Best Orthodontist)
Teeth Crowding (Malocclusions)
Teeth Crowding (Orthodontic Practice)
Teeth Crowding (Orthodontics During Pregnancy)
Teeth Crowding (Orthodontist Provides Clear Aligners)
Teeth Crowding (Phase Two Orthodontics)
Teeth Crowding (Second Opinions for Orthodontics)
Teeth Crowding (Teeth Straightening)
Teeth Crowding (Two Phase Orthodontic Treatment)
Teeth Crowding (Which Is Better: Invisalign® or Braces?)
Teeth-Straightening Treatment (Fixed Retainers)
Teeth-straightening treatment (Find an Orthodontist)
Teeth-straightening treatment (Invisalign Care)
Teeth-straightening treatment (Malocclusions)
Teeth-straightening treatment (Orthodontist)
Teeth-straightening treatment (Orthodontist Provides Clear Aligners)
Temporomandibular Joint (Adult Orthodontics)
Thumb Sucking (Growth Appliances)
Thumb Sucking (What Age Should a Child Begin Orthodontic Treatment)
Tongue Crib (Forsus Appliances)
Tongue Crib (Growth Appliances)
Tongue Thrust (Growth Appliances)
Tongue Thrust (What Age Should a Child Begin Orthodontic Treatment)
Tooth Alignment (Adult Braces)
Tooth Alignment (Adult Orthodontics)
Tooth Alignment (Malocclusions)
Tooth Alignment (Orthodontic Headgear)
Tooth Alignment (Palatal Expansion)
Tooth Alignment (Phase One Orthodontics)
Tooth Alignment (Phase Two Orthodontics)
Tooth Alignment (Second Opinions for Orthodontics)
Tooth Alignment (Smile Assessment)
Tooth Alignment (Teeth Straightening)
Tooth Alignment (Two Phase Orthodontic Treatment)
Tooth Decay (Invisalign Care)

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Definitions that start with the letter U

Underbite (7 Things Parents Need to Know About Invisalign® for Teens)
Underbite (Find an Orthodontist)
Underbite (Find the Best Orthodontist)
Underbite (Fixing Bites)
Underbite (Orthodontic Practice)
Underbite (Orthodontist)
Underbite (Two Phase Orthodontic Treatment)
Underbite (Which Is Better: Invisalign® or Braces?)

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Definitions that start with the letter V

Vivera® Retainers (Alternative to Braces for Teens)
Vivera® Retainers (Does Invisalign Really Work?)
Vivera® Retainers (Invisalign)
Vivera® Retainers (Invisalign Orthodontist)
Vivera® Retainers (Invisalign for Teens)
Vivera® Retainers (Invisalign vs. Traditional Braces)
Vivera® Retainers (Is Invisalign Teen Right for My Child?)
Vivera® Retainers (Orthodontist Provides Invisalign)
Vivera® Retainers (Removable Retainers)

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Definitions that start with the letter W

Warped (Fixed Retainers)
Water Irrigator (Adult Braces)
Water Irrigator (Adult Orthodontics)
Water Irrigator (Life With Braces)
Whole Mouth Growth Appliances (Growth Appliances)

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Definitions that start with the letter X

X-rays (Pediatric Orthodontist)

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