Malocclusion and health care

In an editorial in the June 2017 issue, Dr Nadia Laniado wrote the following: "A fundamental issue distinguishes the specialty of orthodontics from the rest of dentistry: malocclusion is not a disease, but it is a variation from ideal. Therefore, while the rest of dentistry is primarily concerned with the sequelae of chronic conditions, including dental caries and periodontal disease, orthodontists are treating something for which there is no bacterial etiology and no potential cure" (Laniado N.

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