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Orthodontic Appliances

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Definition: Devices used for influencing tooth position. Orthodontic appliances may be classified as fixed or removable, active or retaining, and intraoral or extraoral. (Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed, p19)     
See Also Dental Bonding
Examples Occlusal Splints; Orthodontic Appliances, Functional; Orthodontic Appliances, Removable; Orthodontic Brackets; Orthodontic Retainers; Orthodontic Wires 		Other names Orthodontic Appliance; Appliances, Orthodontic; Appliance, Orthodontic
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
polynorbornen  0   *Plastics Orthodontic Appliances. Eur J Orthod 1991;13(3):179
Direct-On II  80448-82-4 Direct-On II  *Methylmethacrylates Orthodontic Appliances. Dent Clin North Am 1981;25(2):347
Protecto  66676-87-7   *Methacrylates *Silicates Orthodontic Appliances. Dent Clin North Am 1981;25(2):347

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