Please explain who should i be listening to my dentist or my orthodontist?

Depends on question: If your question relates to dental restorations (i.e.Crowns), cosmetic dentistry, or periodontal disease, your dentist might be the appropriate authority. If your question relates to crooked teeth, your occlusion(bite), or your jaw joints, then your orthodontist might be the appropriate source. If you have conflicting opinions, it would be prudent to seek a third consultation from another doctor.

Depends: On what the question is. If it is with regard to orthodontic treatment, the orthodontist. If it is in regard to dental treatment, then the dentist.

About what?: If it's a restorative question, ask your dentist. If it's an orthodontic question, the orthodontic specialist has at least 4, 000 more hours of training in just orthodontics than your general dentist, and does nothing but orthodontic treatment all day long every day. If you were having a baby, would you ask your gp or your ob/gyn? Same principal.

Depends on the probl: Both the specialist and generalist should be conferring for your best results. When all the information has been discussed a complete approach will usually result. If you're not sure, consult other drs.

Orthodontist: The dentist has no specialized training and is unable to accurately diagnose. An orthodontist has 2 - 3 years of additional training in just orthodontics. Would you go to a family practitioner for brain surgery? That said, not all orthodontists are excellent. Choose one certified by the american board of orthodontics. That is your safest bet. The results of bad treatment are profound.