orthodonture

1. 1.

   the branch of dentistry dealing with the prevention or correction of irregularities of the teeth

   Synonymsorthodonticsorthodontiadental orthopedicsdental orthopaedics

   Broaderdentistry

Other forms of orthodonture

plural

orthodontures·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about orthodonture

What does orthodonture mean?

orthodonture means "the branch of dentistry dealing with the prevention or correction of irregularities of the teeth".

How many syllables are in orthodonture?

orthodonture has 4 syllables: or-tho-don-ture. The stress falls on "tho".

What is another word for orthodonture?

Close synonyms include orthodontics, orthodontia, dental orthopedics, dental orthopaedics. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is orthodonture a common word?

orthodonture is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.