Terms Related to Orthodontic Appliance Design

• Activator Orthodontic Appliance

  Loose-fitting removable orthodontic appliances which redirect the pressures of the facial and masticatory muscles onto the teeth and their supporting structures to produce improvements in ...

• Functional Orthodontic Appliance

  Loose, usually removable intra-oral devices which alter the muscle forces against the teeth and craniofacial skeleton. These are dynamic appliances which depend on altered neuromuscular ...

• Regional Hospital Planning

  Areawide planning for hospitals or planning of a particular hospital unit on the basis of projected consumer need. This does not include hospital design and ...

• Dental Welding

  The joining of pieces of metal through the use of an alloy which has a lower melting point, usually at least 100 degrees Celsius below ...

• Orthodontic Space Closure

  Therapeutic closure of spaces caused by the extraction of teeth, the congenital absence of teeth, or the excessive space between teeth.

• Orthodontic Bracket

  Small metal or ceramic attachments used to fasten an arch wire. These attachments are soldered or welded to an orthodontic band or cemented directly onto ...

• Dental Soldering

  The joining of pieces of metal through the use of an alloy which has a lower melting point, usually at least 100 degrees Celsius below ...