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2. Dental vibration appliance - Wikipedia

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   Dental vibration appliances are devices that aim to speed up the process of straightening teeth or correcting a person's bite during orthodontic treatment. The goal is to reduce the time it often takes to move teeth safely and also reduce the risk of side effects such as problems with normal tooth mineralization and inflammatory root resorption ...

3. Dental dam - Wikipedia

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   The dental dam is prepared by punching one or more holes in the dental dam sheet to enable isolation of the appropriate number of teeth required for the dental procedure. The dental dam is then applied to the tooth, anchored into place using a metal or flexible plastic clamp (chosen according to the tooth and area it will be applied to).

4. Dental instrument - Wikipedia

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   The dentist or dental auxiliary use dental mirrors to view a mirror image of the teeth in locations of the mouth where visibility is difficult or impossible. They also are used for reflecting light onto desired surfaces, and for retraction of soft tissues to improve access or vision. Pig tail dental explorer

5. Tooth polishing - Wikipedia

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   Rubber cups, also called prophy cups, are used in the hand-piece. Polishing paste, prophylactic paste, usually containing fluoride, is used with the rubber cups for polishing. Rubber cups should not be used over the cementum area as it may remove a layer of cementum at the cervical area. There are two popular types of prophy cups: 4 webs and 6 ...

6. Dental drill - Wikipedia

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   Air turbine used in a dental handpiece Correlation between rotational speed and torque Correlation between rotational speed and turbine output power. The turbine is powered by compressed air between 35 and 61 pounds per square inch (~2,4 to 4,2 bar), [1] [2] which passes up the centre of the instrument and rotates a Pelton wheel in the head of the handpiece.

7. Sacral nerve stimulation - Wikipedia

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   Sacral nerve stimulation, also termed sacral neuromodulation, is a type of medical electrical stimulation therapy.. It typically involves the implantation of a programmable stimulator subcutaneously, which delivers low amplitude electrical stimulation via a lead to the sacral nerve, usually accessed via the S3 foramen.

8. Elevator (dental) - Wikipedia

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   Straight elevators e.g. Coupland's or Warwick James' have one concave and one convex aspect to the tip and are used for wedging. Triangular elevators e.g. Cryer's or Winter's have a lateral point and are used to deliver class I leverage. Especially when combined with a T-bar, these can deliver large forces and risk jaw fracture.

9. Writing implement - Wikipedia

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   The 3rd-4th-century writing implements from Mtskheta, Georgia.. The original form of "lead pencil" was the leaden stylus used by the ancient Romans, who also used it to write on wood or papyrus by leaving dark streaks where the soft metal rubbed off onto the surface.