Who Needs Braces? Socially-Necessary vs. Medically-Necessary Treatment
Unlike treating a disease with a known cause and having the ability to select a therapy that cures that disease, orthodontics is limited to managing the irregularity of teeth.  In simple terms, we orthodontists are able to straighten your teeth, but we really have little idea how or why they went crooked in the first place.
need brace socially necessary vs medically necessary treatment unlike treat disease known cause have ability select therapy cure disease orthodontic limit manage irregularity tooth   simple term orthodontist able straighten tooth little idea go crooked place