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Removable Orthodontic Appliances

Dental Clinics of North America, 1981
One of the goals of this article has been to emphasize the limitation of removable appliances. It is also stressed that if the right preconditions are present, the removable appliance is a tool that should be used by a general dentist as well as by the orthodontist.
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The removable orthodontic appliance

American Journal of Orthodontics, 1971
Abstract Some principles involved in the use of simple removable appliances are discussed. The reasons that removable plates are better suited for use in the upper jaw are explained. The possibilities and limitations of removable appliances are indicated. The component parts are discussed briefly.
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Evaluation of Lingual Orthodontic appliances

Journal of Computational Methods in Sciences and Engineering, 2017
Due to increasing popularity of lingual orthodontics in recent years, various lingual systems have been developed. In orthodontics Finite Element Method (FEM) has been used to study various types of tooth movement. Although FEM was extensively used for evaluating the biomechanical effects of labial orthodontic forces, research on lingual system is ...
Rohan Mascarenhas, Satish Shenoy B, Shahista Parveen, Laxmikanth Chatra, Akhter Husain   +4 more
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Preoperative inventory of orthodontic appliances

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, 1991
Abstract A simple written preoperative inventory of intraoral orthodontic appliances, with intraoperative checks, can prevent problems associated with unrecognized displacement.
N, Berardo, R, Saglimbene
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Esthetic Orthodontic Appliances for the Adult

Dental Clinics of North America, 1989
There is no malocclusion in the adult that cannot be treated as well with esthetic appliances as with the conventional metal brackets. In a study about adult orthodontic patients. Breece and Nieberg found that most people wait until they are adults to start treatment because no one recommended it previously. It is essential that the dental practitioner
M C, Goldstein, M H, Burns, P, Yurfest
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Herbst appliance in lingual orthodontics

American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, 2008
The aims of this article were to outline a technique for attaching Herbst telescopes to a customized lingual orthodontic (LO) appliance and to demonstrate the treatment phases and outcome with a case report.The interface between the LO appliance and the telescopes consists of a computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM), custom-made ...
Dirk, Wiechmann, Rainer, Schwestka-Polly, Ariane, Hohoff   +2 more
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Advances in Fixed Appliance Orthodontics

Dental Update, 2004
In 1992, Postlethwaite1 wrote an article for Dental Update entitled ‘Advances in fixed appliance design and use’. In the subsequent years there have been, as in most dental specialties, huge advances in materials. These have resulted in improved efficiency, convenience and simplicity in using fixed appliance orthodontics.
L, Currie, T J, Gillgrass
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Cytotoxic effect of orthodontic appliances

The European Journal of Orthodontics, 1992
The use of orthodontic appliances may contribute to local gingivitis, often attributed to increased plaque retention. Gingivitis of bacterial origin cannot clinically be distinguished from local tissue irritation caused by corrosion products. The purpose of this investigation was to assess the cytotoxic effect of various metallic components used in ...
M R, Grimsdottir, A, Hensten-Pettersen, A, Kullmann   +2 more
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The orthodontic appliance: esthetic considerations

The Journal of the American Dental Association, 1988
The importance of attractive dental and facial appearance is at an all-time high for the American consumer. Because of this emphasis on appearance, the esthetic impact of the orthodontic appliance is a matter of great concern to prospective patients.
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Orthodontic appliance design

American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, 2007
Daniel J, Rinchuse, Donald J, Rinchuse, Rupali, Kapur-Wadhwa   +2 more
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