Dentistry is a field with far reaching specialties that cater to different dental issues. Many dentists practicing in this domain have specific disciplines wherein they qualify to render better care and support in eliminating the issues altogether for specific dental concern. Talking specifically, there is a lot of difference between a dentist and an orthodontist. The difference stems up from the basic education, areas of expertise and term of practice to gain the respective category of specialization.
While both the terms are similar in some ways, there are many differentiating pointers that are a must to be understood if one is looking for specialized care under specific conditions. Orthodontist helps the patients in sustaining a good overall
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While a dentist should complete 8 years in higher education, on the other hand an orthodontist has to carry forward the study summing up the entire tenure to 10 or 11 years to specialize in this field of dentistry.
As stated above there are more differences as compared to the similarities, an orthodontist specializes in ensuring that patients to improve their bite, have better aligned teeth by fitting corrective braces and devices in their mouth; a dentist can also be approached for regular cleaning and cavity filling etc. An Orthodontist takes up the job of aligning the dental structure correctly by following some non-surgical procedures. The job starts with detailed diagnosis of the issue that helps in devising corrective action to either prevent or treat bad bites or "malocclusions".
Under normal circumstances, dentists refer the severe cases of overcrowded teeth, overbite, under bite, teeth gaps to the specialist, i.e. the orthodontist. He will then analyze the patient's condition and starts the process of straightening the teeth along with retraining the mouth muscles in a good condition. They have great hands on working with Wires, Braces, Retainers and other corrective