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  2. Fiberotomy - Wikipedia

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    It is performed near the completion of the orthodontics and is shown to be effective in preventing the relapse of teeth. To perform this procedure, there is the surgical cutting of disrupted transseptal fibres by making a gingival crevicular incision under local anesthetic after orthodontic alignment. [ 2 ]

  3. Orthodontic headgear - Wikipedia

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    Unlike braces, headgear is worn partially outside of the mouth. An orthodontist may recommend headgear for a patient if their bite is more severely out of alignment. The device typically transfers the force to the teeth via a facebow or J hooks to the patient's dental braces or a palatal expander that aids in correcting more severe bite ...

  4. 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 ...

  5. Elastics (orthodontics) - Wikipedia

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    A series of ligatures connected to each other and used to pull teeth together with more strength is called a power chain. Ligatures can also be made of wire. Ligatures can also be made of wire. Self-ligation makes use of a bracket with a sliding or rotating mechanism to ligate an archwire.

  6. Orthodontic spacer - Wikipedia

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    Spacers are usually used to put spaces in between teeth before braces are established. It can be agitating or painful, but patients are often warned not to pick at them or they will fall out. They are usually rubber, but sometimes they can be metal. They can be used when a patient's teeth are too close together.

  7. The best electric toothbrushes of 2025, according to dentists

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    Electric toothbrushes are, simply put, more equipped to clean your teeth than a regular toothbrush, in the sense that they make teeth brushing a less labor intensive process on your end.

  8. Orthodontic archwire - Wikipedia

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    An archwire in orthodontics is a wire conforming to the alveolar or dental arch that can be used with dental braces as a source of force in correcting irregularities in the position of the teeth. An archwire can also be used to maintain existing dental positions; in this case it has a retentive purpose.

  9. Dental instrument - Wikipedia

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    The functionality of today's dental forceps come from the need to remove items from the mouth such as the cotton balls dentists place next to a patient's teeth or the rubber bands a patient needs for their braces. [9] However, most dental forceps are not designed for comfort, nor do they take the account of the dental practitioners hand ...