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2. Palatal expansion - Wikipedia

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   Diastema – Space between upper front two teeth; Fenestration of buccal bone [13] Compression of periodontal ligament near posterior teeth; Extrusion of posterior teeth; Increased lingual bone thickness, decreased buccal bone thickness [13] One of the limits of expansion is the zygomatic buttress. It is known that this anatomical bony complex ...

3. Dental braces - Wikipedia

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   Patients may need post-orthodontic surgery, such as a fiberotomy or alternatively a gum lift, to prepare their teeth for retainer use and improve the gumline contours after the braces come off. After braces treatment, patients can use a transparent plate to keep the teeth in alignment for a certain period of time. After treatment, patients ...

4. Orthodontic headgear - Wikipedia

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   An orthodontist may recommend headgear for a patient if their bite is more severely out of alignment. The device typically transfers the force to the teeth via a facebow or J hooks to the patient's dental braces or a palatal expander that aids in correcting more severe bite problems or is used in retention of the teeth and jaws of the patient.

5. Clear aligners - Wikipedia

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   The computerized model suggests stages between the current and desired teeth positions, and aligners are created for each stage. Each aligner is worn for 22 hours a day for one or two weeks. [6] These slowly move the teeth into the position agreed between the orthodontist or dentist and the patient. The average treatment time is 13.5 months. [7]

6. Orthognathic surgery - Wikipedia

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   Orthognathic surgery (/ ˌ ɔːr θ ə ɡ ˈ n æ θ ɪ k /), also known as corrective jaw surgery or simply jaw surgery, is surgery designed to correct conditions of the jaw and lower face related to structure, growth, airway issues including sleep apnea, TMJ disorders, malocclusion problems primarily arising from skeletal disharmonies, and other orthodontic dental bite problems that cannot ...

7. Tori Spelling Shares Why She Got Veneers: ‘My Smile ... - AOL

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   Less than two months ago, Spelling initially revealed that she was planning on getting veneers after her Beverly Hills, 90210 costar Jason Priestley chipped one of her teeth after a long makeout ...

8. Orthodontics - Wikipedia

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   [4] [5] The main reason for the prevalence of these malocclusions is diets with less fresh fruit and vegetables and overall softer foods in childhood, causing smaller jaws with less room for the teeth to erupt. [6] Treatment may require several months to a few years and entails using dental braces and other appliances to gradually adjust tooth ...

9. Kanye West's 'titanium teeth' are permanent, rep says - AOL

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   On Friday, a rep clarified that they are "permanent titanium teeth." A separate source close to Ye elaborated that the artist got new metal "fixed prosthodontics." "They are, as the name suggests ...