Whats the difference between a dentist and an orthodontist?
Published: November 18th, 2009
If you are looking into braces and stuff like that, do you have to go to an orthodontist? My dentist provides cosmetic services, but my mother-in-law says I should go to an ortho.
General dentists perform general dentistry, but some like to ’spread their wings’ and do some specialty treatments, like surgeries and orthodontic treatments… an orthodontist is a dentist who ‘went the extra mile’ to perfect his ortho skills, and does nothing else…
Yes, go to an orthodontist.
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November 18th, 2009 at 11:02 am
braces,retainer and stuff like that = orthodontist
cavitys,cleanings, and stuff like that=dentist
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November 18th, 2009 at 11:33 am
An orthodontist is a dentist who has had additional training in straightening teeth That is all he does!! DR HW
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November 18th, 2009 at 11:56 am
Like my professor always tells us…..if you needed heart surgery, would you go to a general doctor or would you go to a heart specialist? Well the same goes for you teeth. An Orthodontist is specialized just in braces and such. A general dentist is more for fillings, extractions, cleanings, crowns, etc.
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dental assisting student (CDA & RDA)
November 18th, 2009 at 12:28 pm
General dentists perform general dentistry, but some like to ’spread their wings’ and do some specialty treatments, like surgeries and orthodontic treatments… an orthodontist is a dentist who ‘went the extra mile’ to perfect his ortho skills, and does nothing else…
Yes, go to an orthodontist.
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