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2. 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 ...

3. Palatal expansion - Wikipedia

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   It is a general rule to expand the maxilla to a point where the lingual cusp of maxillary molar teeth touch the buccal cusp of mandibular molar teeth. Studies done decades ago by Krebs [ 14 ] (1964), Stockfisch [ 15 ] (1969) and Linder Aronson [ 16 ] (1979) showed that about one-third to one-half of the expansion was lost before the expansion ...

4. Orthodontic spacer - Wikipedia

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   Spacers can also cause toothache and gum pain because of the constant pressure against the patient's teeth. The gaps that the spacers create are necessary to apply certain appliances or braces. There are two common types of expanders used after the spaces have been made. One very primitive, model is a metal bar that has a key used to tighten.

5. If You're Thinking Of Getting Adult Braces, Here's What To ...

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   If you're considering adult braces, or other types of orthodontics like aligners, here's what you should know before signing up to straighten your teeth.

6. Do You Even Maxx, Bro? Inside the Extreme Self-Care ... - AOL

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   Braces were designed to pull the lower jaw forward to meet the top jaw, he said, describing orthodontics as a one-size-fits-all solution to crooked teeth that’s not only detrimental to our ...

7. Orthognathic surgery - Wikipedia

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   It often includes braces before and after surgery, and retainers after the final removal of braces. Orthognathic surgery is often needed after reconstruction of cleft palate or other major craniofacial anomalies. Careful coordination between the surgeon and orthodontist is essential to ensure that the teeth will fit correctly after the surgery.