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Orthodontics is a specialty of dentistry that is concerned with the study and treatment of malocclusions (improper bites), which may be a result of tooth irregularity, disproportionate jaw relationships, or both. Orthodontic treatment can focus on dental displacement only, or can deal with the control and modification of facial growth. In the latter case it is better defined as "dentofacial orthopedics". Orthodontic treatment can be carried out for purely esthetic reasons—improving the general appearance of patients' teeth and face for cosmetic reasons—but treatment is often prescribed for practical reasons, providing the patient with a functionally improved bite (occlusion).
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Sadık Meral
Sadık Meral was born in Çankırı at the year of 1954. In 1979, he graduated from hacettepe unıversıty faculty of dentıstry. His service at Turkish Armed Forces started at 1980 with the rank of lieutenant dentist. He got his doctorade degree at orthodontics from Gülhane military medical academy, center for dental sciences at 1989. At 1998, he retired from Turkish Armed Forces with the rank of lieutenant colonel dentist. He is married and has three sons.
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