Orthodontic Appliances

Devices used for influencing tooth position. Orthodontic appliances may be classified as fixed or removable, active or retaining, and intraoral or extraoral. (Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed, p19)

Year introduced: 1965

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Tree Number(s): E06.658.453

MeSH Unique ID: D009967

Entry Terms:

• Appliance, Orthodontic
• Appliances, Orthodontic
• Orthodontic Appliance

See Also:

• Dental Bonding

All MeSH Categories
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Category
Dentistry
Orthodontics
Orthodontic Appliances
Orthodontic Appliances, Fixed
Orthodontic Brackets
Orthodontic Appliances, Functional
Activator Appliances
Orthodontic Appliances, Removable
Activator Appliances
Extraoral Traction Appliances
Orthodontic Retainers
Orthodontic Wires