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2. Retainer (orthodontics) - Wikipedia

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   Fixed retainers are often used to provide orthodontic retention and avoid relapse. [14] They commonly consist of a wire bonded with acid etch and composite to the lingual/palatal surface of the anterior teeth. In fixed retainers, composite is usually placed to bond and to cover the wire, whilst ensuring no interference in the interdental space.

3. Dental braces - Wikipedia

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   Hawley retainers are the most common type of retainers. This picture shows retainers for the top (right) and bottom (left) of the mouth. In order to prevent the teeth from moving back to their original position, retainers are worn once the treatment is complete. Retainers help in maintaining and stabilizing the position of teeth long enough to ...

4. List of orthodontic functional appliances - Wikipedia

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   The thickness increases to 0.6 or 0.7mm wire if it is to move more teeth or a larger/multi rooted tooth. [8] Palatal Finger Spring - These springs are used to move teeth buccally or lingually. Buccal Canine Retractor - These springs are used to bring a buccally placed canine more lingual. Z-Spring - This spring is used to move one or two teeth ...

5. Orthodontics - Wikipedia

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   Fixed retainers are a simple wire fixed to the tongue-facing part of the incisors using dental adhesive and can be specifically useful to prevent rotation in incisors. Other types of fixed retainers can include labial or lingual braces, with brackets fixed to the teeth.

6. SMART Retainer - Wikipedia

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   The information is decrypted and analyzed, and can be shown to the patient in easy-to-understand charts. The orthodontist can use this information to discuss actual retainer usage vs prescribed retainer usage with the patient or parent and make data-driven recommendations about future retention.

7. 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]

8. Crown (dental restoration) - Wikipedia

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   The only thing a dental technician has to do is to use the proper height of the zirconia block so that the crown fits in all the different color zones. Although on the outside the color gradient mimics natural teeth, they are still far from the optical, physical, biomimetic and esthetic properties of natural teeth.

9. Dental restoration - Wikipedia

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   Removable dental prostheses (mainly dentures) are sometimes considered a form of indirect dental restoration, as they are made to replace missing teeth. There are numerous types of precision attachments (also known as combined restorations) to aid removable prosthetic attachment to teeth, including magnets, clips, hooks, and implants which may ...