Orthodontic Appliances

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"Orthodontic Appliances" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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)

Descriptor ID	D009967
MeSH Number(s)	E06.658.453
Concept/Terms	Orthodontic Appliances Orthodontic Appliances Appliance, Orthodontic Appliances, Orthodontic Orthodontic Appliance

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Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Dentistry [E06]
Orthodontics [E06.658]
Orthodontic Appliances [E06.658.453]

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