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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > animal and human health > medical sciences > medicine > dentistry > orthodontics
Animals, Livestock, One Health > animal and human health > medical sciences > medicine > dentistry > orthodontics
Preferred Term:

orthodontics

Definition:
A dental specialty concerned with the prevention and correction of dental and oral anomalies (malocclusion).
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
dentistry
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • dentofacial orthopedics
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/276037
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