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orthodontics

specialty of dentistry that deals with the diagnosis, prevention, and correction of malpositioned teeth and jaws, and misaligned bite patterns
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orthodontics

Summary

orthodontics is a dental specialty[1]. orthodontics draws 1,628 Wikipedia views per month (dental_specialty category, ranking #1 of 8).[2]

Key Facts

  • orthodontics's instance of is recorded as dental specialty[3].
  • orthodontics's instance of is recorded as academic discipline[4].
  • orthodontics's instance of is recorded as field of study[5].
  • orthodontics's instance of is recorded as field of study[6].
  • orthodontics is a type of dentistry[7].
  • orthodontics's Commons category is recorded as Orthodontics[8].
  • orthodontics's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Orthodontics[9].
  • orthodontics's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as healthcare:speciality=orthodontics[10].
  • orthodontics's is the study of is recorded as dentofacial deformity[11].
  • orthodontics's practiced by is recorded as orthodontist[12].
  • orthodontics's WordLift URL is recorded as http://data.wordlift.io/wl01714/entity/orthodontic[13].
  • orthodontics's P10203 is recorded as 3505[14].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include dental specialty[3], academic discipline[4], and field of study[5]. orthodontics is a type of dentistry[7].

Why It Matters

orthodontics draws 1,628 Wikipedia views per month (dental_specialty category, ranking #1 of 8).[2] orthodontics has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] orthodontics is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Related Entities

dentistry

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . fr.dentist. fr.dentist. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . All Science Journal Classification Codes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_orthodontics_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{orthodontics}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/orthodontics}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 23d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → h0003599-ortodoncie
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: h0003599-ortodoncie, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259490|batch #259490]]"
  2. 8w ago · DanGFSouza · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image unavailable reason → —
    Image purged at → —
    Is the study of → dentofacial deformity
    Instance of → dental specialty, academic discipline, field of study +1
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P3984]]: orthodontics, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/144664639|orthodontics (#144664639)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5569|Subreddit Dir"
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