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Top (left) and bottom (right) retainers Vacuum form retainer in the foreground (used on upper); illustration of an early Hawley retainer in the background. Orthodontic retainers are custom-made devices, usually made of wires or clear plastic, that hold teeth in position after surgery or any method of realigning teeth.
For Clear Removable braces, an Essix retainer is used. This is similar to the original aligner; it is a clear plastic tray that is firmly fitted to the teeth and stays in place without a plate fitted to the palate. There is also a bonded retainer where a wire is permanently bonded to the lingual side of the teeth, usually the lower teeth only.
Clear-aligner treatment involves an orthodontist or dentist, or with home-based systems, the person themselves, taking a mold of the patient's teeth, which is used to create a digital tooth scan. The computerized model suggests stages between the current and desired teeth positions, and aligners are created for each stage.
Clear Lake, one of California's most visited lakes, has turned cloudy and green amid an algal bloom that can threaten wildlife and tourists. ... Shocking before-and-after photos show California's ...
Invisalign is a brand of clear aligners manufactured by Align Technology. The clear align system has been used to treat more than 14 million patients. [2] Align Technology founder Zia Chishti conceived of the basic design of Invisalign while an adult orthodontics patient. During his treatment with a retainer intended to complete his treatment ...
The Latham Device Post Latham Nasal Alveolar Molding Device Post Insertion. A palatal obturator is a prosthesis that totally occludes an opening such as an oronasal fistula (in the roof of the mouth).
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The SMART Retainer was featured on the May 15 episode of The Today Show. [1] Here is an abstract of an article in the American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics: Retention is routinely prescribed after orthodontic treatment to prevent relapse. Orthodontists often notice a discrepancy between what a patient reports about ...