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A dentist who charges rent on your face for two years straight.
means A dental specialist who straightens and aligns teeth and jaws, typically using braces or other corrective appliances.
from Built from Greek parts: 'ortho-' meaning straight or correct (as in orthodox, orthopedic), and 'odont-' meaning tooth, from odous/odontos. So the word is literally 'straight-tooth-ist' — a tidy bit of Greek engineering for a profession built on realigning what nature left crooked, coined in the 1800s as dentistry split into specialties.
- training
- two to three extra years after dental school
- tech
- wires pull teeth slower than you notice growing
- irony
- straightens smiles while causing most of your scowling
- retainers
- skip them and teeth remember their old address