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• orthodontic appliance — an appliance used to move teeth as part of orthodontic treatment. A fixed appliance is fitted to the teeth by stainless steel bands or brackets that hold a special archwire, to perform complex tooth movements; it is used by dentists with… …   Medical dictionary

• orthodontic appliance — an appliance used to move teeth as part of orthodontic treatment. A fixed appliance is fitted to the teeth by stainless steel bands or brackets that hold a special archwire, to perform complex tooth movements; it is used by dentists with… …   The new mediacal dictionary

• orthodontic band — a band fitted over a tooth to anchor a fixed orthodontic appliance. Called also anchor b …   Medical dictionary

• Orthodontic technology — is a specialty of dental technology that is concerned with the design and fabrication of dental appliances for the treatment of malocclusions, which may be a result of tooth irregularity, disproportionate jaw relationships, or both. There are… …   Wikipedia

• Скоба Ортодонтическая Назубная (Orthodontic Appliance) — устройство, применяемое для небольшого сдвигания зубов в ту или иную сторону в ходе ортодонтического лечения. Фиксированная назубная скоба (fixed appliance) укрепляется на зубах с помощью нержавеющей стальной проволоки или скобок и используется… …   Медицинские термины

• appliance — A device used to improve function of a part, or for therapeutic purposes. [fr, O. Fr. aplier, to apply, fr. L. applico, to fold together] craniofacial a. a device used to immobilize and/or reduce mandibular or midfacial fractures. SEE ALSO …   Medical dictionary

• fixed lingual arch — a space retaining appliance consisting of an arch wire designed to fit the lingual surface of the teeth, and soldered to metal crowns or orthodontic bands. Called also stationary lingual a …   Medical dictionary

• edgewise appliance — a fixed, multiunit orthodontic appliance using a rectangular labial arch wire ligated to brackets cemented to individual teeth or to bands encircling the teeth. So called because the bracket is machined so that the rectangular arch wire is… …   Medical dictionary

• twin wire appliance — an orthodontic appliance using fixed lingual arches and a labial arch consisting of a pair of round wires attached to brackets on the anterior teeth. Called also Johnston twin wire a. and twin wire …   Medical dictionary

• Dental braces — (also known as orthodontic braces, or simply braces) are devices used in the orthodontic industry that help align and straighten teeth and help to position them with regard to a person’s bite, while also working to improve dental health. They are …   Wikipedia

• bracket — In dentistry, a small metal attachment that is soldered or welded to an orthodontic band or bonded directly to the teeth, serving to fasten the arch wire to the band or tooth. * * * n. (in dentistry) the component of a fix …   Medical dictionary