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orthodontically

orthodontically adverb: by orthodontic means.

Adverb

orthodontically (not comparable)

  1. By orthodontic means.
    • Patients were orthodontically treated during initial leveling and alignment for six months, following the same sequence of round archwires: 0.013, 0.014 and 0.016-in nickel-titanium archwires, according to the manufacturers's (Aditek) prescription (Damon system).2015, Marcio Rodrigues de Almeida et al., “Dentoalveolar mandibular changes with self-ligating versus conventional bracket systems: A CBCT and dental cast study”, in Dental Press Journal of...

Origin of orthodontically

From orthodontic + -ally.

Questions about orthodontically

What does orthodontically mean?
Orthodontically means by orthodontic means.
What part of speech is orthodontically?
Orthodontically is an adverb.

Words near orthodontically in the dictionary

  1. orthodontal
  2. orthodontia
  3. orthodontic
  4. orthodontic band
  5. orthodontic bands
  6. orthodontically
  7. orthodontics
  8. orthodontist
  9. orthodontists
  10. orthodontology
  11. orthodonture

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