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Cosmetic dentistry is generally used to refer to any dental work that improves the appearance (though not necessarily the function) of a person's teeth, gums and/or bite.

It primarily focuses on improvement dental aesthetics in color, position, shape, size, alignment and overall smile appearance.

Many dentists refer to themselves as "cosmetic dentists" regardless of their specific education, specialty, training, and experience in this field.

This has been considered unethical with a predominant objective of marketing to patients.

The American Dental Association does not recognize cosmetic dentistry as a formal specialty area of dentistry.

However, there are still dentists that promote themselves as cosmetic dentists.

Orthodontia, also known as orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics, is a specialty field of dentistry.

An orthodontist is a specialist who has undergone special training in a dental school or college after they have graduated in dentistry.

It was established by the efforts of pioneering orthodontists such as Edward Angle and Norman William Kingsley.

The specialty deals primarily with the diagnosis, prevention and correction of malpositioned teeth and the jaws.

Dentistry is a branch of medicine that is involved in the study, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases, disorders and conditions of the oral cavity, commonly in the dentition but also the oral mucosa, and of adjacent and related structures and tissues, particularly in the maxillofacial (jaw and facial) area.

Although primarily associated with teeth among the general public, the field of dentistry or dental medicine is not limited to teeth but includes other aspects of the craniofacial complex including the temperomandibular and other supporting structures.

The term dentistry comes from odontology (from Ancient Greek ὀδούς (odoús, "tooth")) – the study of the structure, development, and abnormalities of the teeth.

Because of their substantial overlap in concept, dentistry is often also understood to subsume the now largely defunct medical specialty of stomatology (the study of the mouth and its disorders and diseases) for which reason the two terms are used interchangeably in certain regions.

Dental braces (also known as braces, orthodontic cases, or cases) are devices used in orthodontics that align and straighten teeth and help to position them with regard to a person's bite, while also working to improve dental health.

They are often used to correct underbites, as well as malocclusions, overbites, open bites, deep bites, cross bites, crooked teeth, and various other flaws of the teeth and jaw.

Braces can be either cosmetic or structural.

Dental braces are often used in conjunction with other orthodontic appliances to help widen the palate or jaws and to otherwise assist in shaping the teeth and jaws.

In the United States and Canada, there are nine recognized dental specialties in which some dentists choose to train and practice, in addition to or instead of general dentistry.

In the United Kingdom and Australia, there are thirteen.