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Orthodontics — is the branch of dentistry that specializes in the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of dental and facial irregularities. The technical term for these problems is malocclusion, which means bad bite. Orthodontics is one of the 8 specialties… … Medical dictionary
orthognathic surgery — surgical correction of severe malocclusion, in which development of one or both jaws is abnormal, to improve facial appearance. It needs to be carried out in combination with orthodontic treatment and may involve surgery to one or both jaws. * *… … Medical dictionary
Surgery — The word surgery has multiple meanings. It is the branch of medicine concerned with diseases and conditions which require or are amenable to operative procedures. Surgery is the work done by a surgeon. By analogy, the work of an editor wielding… … Medical dictionary
dentistry — /den teuh stree/, n. the profession or science dealing with the prevention and treatment of diseases and malformations of the teeth, gums, and oral cavity, and the removal, correction, and replacement of decayed, damaged, or lost parts, including … Universalium
Dentistry throughout the world — is practiced differently, and training in dentistry varies as well. The Toothpuller ascribed to Caravaggio (1571 1610) Contents 1 Dentistry in … Wikipedia
Mandibuläre Retrognathie — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 K07.1 Anomalien des Kiefer Schädelbasis Verhältnisses … Deutsch Wikipedia
Harold Gladstone Watkin — (born 17 January 1882) in Burslem, Stoke on Trent, died 11 November 1965] ) known by many of his contemporaries as “Watty”, is considered one of the most pioneering English Orthodontists of the early 20th Century. [www.lmi.org.uk/medical… … Wikipedia
Mustafa Ülgen — (born 1945 in İnegöl Bursa Turkey) is a Turkish orthodontist. Contents 1 Biography 2 Publications 2.1 Publications In Turkish 2.1.1 E Books … Wikipedia
Craniofacial team — A craniofacial team is a team of medical specialists that treat children and adults who have facial deformities such as cleft lip, cleft palate, and cleft lip with cleft palate. Upon diagnosis, the patient should be referred to a craniofacial… … Wikipedia
Cleft lip and palate — For other uses, see Cleft. Cleft lip and palate Classification and external resources … Wikipedia
