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2. Orthodontics - Wikipedia

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   Orthodontics [a] [b] is a dentistry specialty that addresses the diagnosis, ... the American Dental Association recognized orthodontics as a specialty in the 1950s. [49]

3. Dental braces - Wikipedia

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   Dental braces, with a transparent power chain, removed after completion of treatment. Modern orthodontics makes frequent use of nickel-titanium archwires and temperature-sensitive materials. When cold, the archwire is limp and flexible, easily threaded between brackets of any configuration.

4. Orthodontic technology - Wikipedia

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   Orthodontic technology is a specialty of dental technology that is concerned with the design and fabrication of dental appliances for the treatment of malocclusions, which may be a result of tooth irregularity, disproportionate jaw relationships, or both. There are three main types of orthodontic appliances: active, passive and functional.

5. List of orthodontic functional appliances - Wikipedia

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   His workings were then used by other dentists studying dental orthopaedics. His teachings became known as Roux Hypothesis, which Karl Haupl later expanded upon. The Monobloc was developed by Pierre Robin (surgeon) in 1902 and is considered to be one of the first functional appliances in Orthodontics. The Monobloc was a modification of ...

6. Dentistry - Wikipedia

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   Dentistry, also known as dental medicine and oral medicine, is the branch of medicine focused on the teeth, ... Orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics ...

7. 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 ...