orthodontic

adjective

or·​tho·​don·​tic ¦ȯr-thə-¦dän-tik 

: of or relating to orthodontics

orthodontic studies

: involving the methods of orthodontics

orthodontic care of facial abnormalities

orthodontically

¦ȯr-thə-¦dän-ti-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

That doesn't mean that adults can't have braces. Healthy teeth can be orthodontically treated at any age.

—Kimberly Gragg, The Asheville (North Carolina) Citizen-Times, 24 June 2014

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary orthodont- (from New Latin orthodontia) + -ic

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Rhymes for orthodontic

• endodontic
• ontic
• pontic