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Preferred term

Orthodontic Retainers  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Orthodontic appliances, fixed or removable, used to maintain teeth in corrected positions during the period of functional adaptation following corrective treatment. These appliances are also used to maintain the positions of the teeth and jaws gained by orthodontic procedures. (From Zwemer, Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed, p263)

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Retainers, Orthodontic

In other languages

  • French

  • Appareils de rétention orthodontiques
  • Appareils orthodontiques de contention
  • Dispositifs de contention orthodontiques
  • Dispositifs de rétention orthodontiques

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-N3TG7D4L-J

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