removable orthodontic appliance

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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 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

• removable appliance — any orthodontic appliance that the patient is able to insert and remove from the mouth …   Medical dictionary

• Crozat appliance — a removable orthodontic appliance, usually made of a precious metal, used to align teeth during orthodontic therapy. Called also crozat and Walker a …   Medical dictionary

• Bimler appliance — a removable orthodontic appliance believed to stimulate reflex muscle activity, which in turn produces the desired tooth movement. Called also Bimler stimulator …   Medical dictionary

• Jackson appliance — a removable orthodontic appliance retained in position by crib shaped wires, bent to follow the outline of the buccal and lingual contours of the bicuspid and molar teeth, and united by cross wires lying in the occlusal embrasures. Called also… …   Medical dictionary

• Schwarz appliance — a removable orthodontic appliance with a tissue borne anchorage and appurtenances of wire for tooth movement …   Medical dictionary

• function corrector — A removable orthodontic appliance utilizing oral and facial muscle forces to move teeth and possibly change the relationship of the dental arches. * * * a removable orthodontic appliance utilizing oral and facial muscle forces to move teeth and… …   Medical dictionary

• Denture — An artificial set of teeth that can be removed. * * * 1. An artificial substitute for missing natural teeth and adjacent tissues. SYN: artificial dentition. 2. Sometimes used to denote the dentition of animals. bar joint d. SYN: overlay d..… …   Medical dictionary