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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.
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.
Openclipart, also called Open Clip Art Library, is an online media repository of free-content vector clip art.The project hosts over 160,000 free graphics and has billed itself as "the largest community of artists making the best free original clipart for you to use for absolutely any reason".
A typical treatment for incorrectly positioned teeth (malocclusion) takes from one to two years, with braces being adjusted every four to 10 weeks by orthodontists, [30] while university-trained dental specialists are versed in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of dental and facial irregularities.
January 6, 2025 at 11:20 AM. Pamela Anderson has makeup-free glow alongside son Brandon at Golden Globes. Pamela Anderson’s 28-year-old son, Brandon Thomas Lee, is the perfect plus-one.
Palatal expander in mixed dentition. Rapid palatal expansion (RPE) or Rapid Maxillary Expansion (RME) is an expansion technique where expansion of 0.5 mm to 1 mm is achieved each day until the posterior crossbite is relieved.
January 14, 2025 at 6:06 AM. Dallas Cowboys quarterback great Troy Aikman on Monday said the team was no longer a highly desired destination for a head coach. (Watch the video below.)
Among the 14 people killed in the New Orleans attack: a warehouse manager, an account executive, an aspiring nurse and two loving parents.