Orthodontic problems may occur from very small reasons like thumb sucking or deciduous teeth lost early. Sometimes it is possible to prevent and correct some disorders even with very simple swallowing or tongue exercises and simple removable appliances.

After 5 years of dental education, the orthodontist is specialized and trained in university hospitals for 4-6 years and is equipped to treat these orthodontic and orthopedic disorders. An orthodontist diagnoses occlusion, misaligned teeth, and jaws, overcrowded mouth, head posture, difficulties in breathing and skeletal disorders. Because of the nature of orthodontic treatments, long-term approaches are required, it does not seem possible to gain experience with short-term training.

An orthodontist can plan the orthodontic treatment from the beginning to the end, as well as arrange the pre and post-orthodontic treatment, from tooth decay to complex prosthetic and dental implant treatments, and should be able to master the necessary treatment plan until the patient leaves the clinic happy. Orthodontics, which ends with an unsuccessful prosthetic restoration or implant treatment, is not adequate.

Similarly, in orthognathic surgical treatments that include the treatment of skeletal disorders, the orthodontist should shape the necessary surgical planning and ensure that the surgery is performed in accordance with the surgeon. Similarly, the treatment of people with cleft lip and palate or syndrome that causes facial deformities is also in the field of orthodontics.

Skeletal and dental problems seen in children may require long-term follow-up. The head and neck region, which starts to take form at the age of 3-4, can be directed and changed until the age of 16-17. Considering all these, the main difficulty of orthodontics is that it requires long-term follow-ups that sometimes last up to 10 years, and during this period; Growth, development, physiological and psychological changes are also evaluated and a treatment compatible with the patient is required.

From this point of view, the orthodontist should be trained to evaluate the treatment from a broad perspective.