Activator Appliances
"Activator Appliances" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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 tooth arrangements and occlusal relations.
| Descriptor ID |
D000202
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E06.658.453.560.100 E06.658.453.578.100
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| Concept/Terms |
Activator Appliances- Activator Appliances
- Activator Appliance
- Appliance, Activator
- Appliances, Activator
- Orthodontic Appliances, Activator
- Activator Orthodontic Appliance
- Activator Orthodontic Appliances
- Appliance, Activator Orthodontic
- Appliances, Activator Orthodontic
- Orthodontic Appliance, Activator
- Function Activator
- Activator, Function
- Activators, Function
- Function Activators
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