Orthodontic is the describing word for work that helps teeth grow straight when they have not been growing that way — braces, wires, retainers, and the clinic around that care. We say orthodontic treatment, an orthodontic clinic, orthodontic braces.

Orthodontic Orthodontic is the describing word是形容詞, for work用來形容 that helps teeth grow straight能幫助牙齒長整齊的事物 when they have not been growing that way當牙齒原本沒長整齊時 — braces, wires, retainers牙套、鋼絲、維持器, and the clinic around that care還有做這種照護的診所。We say我們會說 orthodontic treatment矯正治療, an orthodontic clinic矯正診所, orthodontic braces矯正牙套。

It is a doctor-and-clinic word, not a word you need at the dinner table, though plenty of families use it when a child gets braces.

It它 is a doctor-and-clinic word是個醫生和診所在用的字, not a word you need at the dinner table不是餐桌上會用到的字, though plenty of families use it不過很多家庭也會用它 when a child gets braces當小孩戴牙套時。

Though actually, the job and the field are usually named with the -s word, orthodontics; this spelling, without the s, mostly rides in front of another noun. It does not mean general dentistry, and it does not mean bone doctors, even though both of those also start with ortho- in other words.

Though actually不過其實, the job and the field這個職業和領域 are usually named with通常用 the -s word有s的字, orthodontics orthodontics; this spelling, without the s沒有s的這個拼法, mostly rides in front of another noun大多放在另一個名詞前面。It它 does not mean general dentistry不是指一般牙科, and it does not mean bone doctors也不是指骨科醫生, even though both of those也雖然這兩個字 also start with ortho-也都以ortho-開頭 in other words換句話說。