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2. Retainer (orthodontics) - Wikipedia

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   In fixed retainers, composite is usually placed to bond and to cover the wire, whilst ensuring no interference in the interdental space. Fixed retainers are used in situations where instability is more likely, such as severe rotations, periodontal disease and median diastemas. Occasionally the patient will require a removable retainer as well.

3. DIY dental 'hacks' keep going viral on TikTok. But dentists ...

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   He now has a permanent retainer to keep his teeth from separating. “My dentist yelled at me when I told him what I did and refused to install the permanent retainer,” Andre said. He ended up ...

4. List of orthodontic functional appliances - Wikipedia

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   Some of the components of removal appliances are retentive in nature. They are usually connecting by an acrylic component known as baseplate. The majority of the appliances include components such as Labial Bow and Adams Clasp, both of these components are passive in nature. Labial bow is a wire attached to the baseplate which goes around the ...

5. How Long Does Invisalign Take (& Other Things to Consider ...

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   As someone who had braces (and a fetching metal expander that gave me a giant lisp) as a tween, and then Invisalign in my 20s and 30s, I’m quite familiar with the process of getting my teeth ...

6. Dental braces - Wikipedia

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   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.

7. Resin-retained bridge - Wikipedia

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   One major advantage of the resin-retained bridge over a conventional bridge is the failure mode is likely to be debonding of the retainer. In conventional bridges, the failure mode is likely to be complete fracture of the abutment tooth with difficult-to-manage sequelae, possibly requiring root canal treatment. With a resin-retained bridge the ...

8. Bridge (dentistry) - Wikipedia

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   The pontic is firmly attached to a retainer at one end of the span (major retainer) and attached via a movable joint at the other end (minor retainer). A major advantage of this type of bridge is that the movable joint can accommodate the angulation differences in the abutment teeth in long axis, which enables the path of insertion to be ...

9. Damar Hamlin's life was saved by an AED. Here are 5 things ...

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   Damar Hamlin advocates for AED accessibility and education. (Photo illustration: Alex Cochran for Yahoo News; photo: Joe Sargent/Getty Images)