Names of Orthodontics Worldwide

Language - Country/Region - common name

• English - USA, UK, Canada, Australia, etc. -Orthodontics / Orthodontia
• Spanish - Spain, Mexico, Argentina, etc. - Ortodoncia
• French - France, Canada (Québec), Belgium - Orthodontie
• Portuguese - Brazil, Portugal - Ortodontia
• Italian - Italy - Ortodonzia
• German - Germany, Austria, Switzerland - Kieferorthopädie
• Dutch - Netherlands, Belgium - Orthodontie
• Swedish - Sweden - Ortodonti
• Norwegian - Norway - Ortodonti / Kjeveortopedi
• Danish - Denmark - Ortodonti
• Turkish - Turkey - Ortodonti
• Russian - Russia - Ортодонтия (Ortodontiya)
• Polish - Poland - Ortodoncja
• Ukrainian - Ukraine - Ортодонтія (Ortodontiya)
• Arabic - Arab countries - تقويم الأسنان (Taqwīm al-asnān)
• Hebrew - Israel - אורתודונטיה (Ortodontia) or יישור שיניים (Yishur shinayim)
• Greek - Greece - Ορθοδοντική (Orthodontikí)
• Romanian - Romania - Ortodonție
• Hungarian - Hungary - Fogszabályozás or Ortodoncia
• Czech - Czech Republic - Ortodoncie
• Slovak - Slovakia - Ortodoncia
• Croatian - Croatia - Ortodoncija
• Serbian - Serbia - Ортодонција (Ortodoncija)
• Bulgarian - Bulgaria - Ортодонтия (Ortodontiya)
• Finnish - Finland - Oikomishoito
• Estonian - Estonia - Ortodontia
• Lithuanian - Lithuania - Ortodontija
• Latvian - Latvia - Ortodontija
• Chinese (Mandarin) - China, Singapore - 牙齿矫正 (Yáchǐ jiǎozhèng) or 正畸 (Zhèngjī)
• Japanese - Japan - 矯正歯科 (Kyōsei shika)
• Korean - South Korea - 교정치과 (Gyojeong chigwa)
• Thai - Thailand - จัดฟัน (Jat fan) or ทันตกรรมจัดฟัน
• Vietnamese - Vietnam - Chỉnh nha or Nha khoa chỉnh hình
• Hindi - India - ऑर्थोडॉन्टिक्स (Orthodontics) or दांत सीधा करना
• Bengali - Bangladesh, India - অর্থোডন্টিক্স (Orthodontics)
• Persian (Farsi) - Iran - ارتودنسی (Ortodensi)
• Swahili - East Africa - Mtaalamu wa kupanga meno

Key observations:

• Most European languages use a direct derivative of the Greek/Latin “orthodontia”.
• Germanic languages (especially German-speaking countries) prefer Kieferorthopädie because they emphasize jaw (Kiefer) correction in addition to teeth.
• East Asian languages (Chinese, Japanese, Korean) almost always use terms meaning “corrective dentistry” rather than a transliteration.
• In many non-European languages, the everyday term people use is simply “braces” or “teeth straightening” even when referring to the specialty.

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