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  2. Dental vibration appliance - Wikipedia

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    Dental vibration appliances are devices that aim to speed up the process of straightening teeth or correcting a person's bite during orthodontic treatment. The goal is to reduce the time it often takes to move teeth safely and also reduce the risk of side effects such as problems with normal tooth mineralization and inflammatory root resorption ...

  3. Elastics (orthodontics) - Wikipedia

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    Natural rubber, used by the Incan and Mayan cultures, was the first known elastomer. Charles Goodyear developed the process of vulcanization, [4] after which the use of natural rubber increased. Henry Albert Baker is the first person known to have used elastics to correct the position of teeth. In the late 1800s he named his elastic wear the ...

  4. Orthodontic spacer - Wikipedia

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    Orthodontic separators (also known as spacers) are rubber bands or metal appliances used in orthodontics. Spacers are placed between the molars at the second orthodontic appointment before molar bands are applied. They are usually added a week before you get your braces, but can sometimes be added after. [1]

  5. Dental instrument - Wikipedia

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    However, most dental forceps are not designed for comfort, nor do they take the account of the dental practitioners hand positions throughout the procedure to mind. [9] Dental forceps have been designed to the point where dentists experience medical complications of their own on the carpal scale considering their hands are always placed in an ...

  6. Oral irrigator - Wikipedia

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    An oral irrigator . An oral irrigator (also called a dental water jet, water flosser or, by the brand name of the best-known such device, Waterpik) is a home dental care device which uses a stream of high-pressure pulsating water intended to remove dental plaque and food debris between teeth and below the gum line.

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  8. Dental dam - Wikipedia

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    The dental dam is prepared by punching one or more holes in the dental dam sheet to enable isolation of the appropriate number of teeth required for the dental procedure. The dental dam is then applied to the tooth, anchored into place using a metal or flexible plastic clamp (chosen according to the tooth and area it will be applied to).

  9. Periodontal probe - Wikipedia

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    The tip of the instrument is placed with light pressure of 10-20 grams [1] into the gingival sulcus, which is an area of potential space between a tooth and the surrounding tissue. It is important to keep the periodontal probe parallel to the contours of the root of the tooth and to insert the probe down to the base of the pocket .