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Retainer (orthodontics)

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Orthodontic retainers are custom-made devices, usually made of wires or clear plastic, that hold teeth in position after surgery or any method of realigning teeth. [1]

31 relations: Activator appliance, Anna Faris, Dental auxiliary, Dental braces, Dentin hypersensitivity, Disappearance of Kiplyn Davis, Framed (Korman novel), Frances Smith (missing person), Go Bullfrogs!, Heart of the City (comic strip), Housebound, Kappa Mikey (season 2), List of Camp Lazlo characters, List of Camp Lazlo episodes, List of Clone High characters, List of Family Guy characters, List of MeSH codes (E06), Medical fetishism, Orthodontic archwire, Orthodontics, Palatal obturator, Palatography, Pilot (Ugly Betty), Pre-eruption guidance, Retainer, Serial extraction, SMART Retainer, Sylvester the Cat, The Debarted, The Way We Weren't, Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones?.

Activator appliance

Activator Appliance is an Orthodontics appliance that was developed by Viggo Andersen in 1908.

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Anna Faris

Anna Kay Faris (born November 29, 1976) is an American actress and producer.

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Dental auxiliary

A dental auxiliary is any of the dentist's supporting team who helps with dental treatment.

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Dental braces

Dental braces (also known as braces, orthodontic cases, or cases) are devices used in orthodontics that align and straighten teeth and help position them with regard to a person's bite, while also aiming to improve dental health.

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Dentin hypersensitivity

Dentin hypersensitivity (abbreviated to DH, or DHS, and also termed sensitive dentin, dentin sensitivity, cervical sensitivity, and cervical hypersensitivity) is dental pain which is sharp in character and of short duration, arising from exposed dentin surfaces in response to stimuli, typically thermal, evaporative, tactile, osmotic, chemical or electrical; and which cannot be ascribed to any other dental disease.

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Disappearance of Kiplyn Davis

Kiplyn Davis (born July 1, 1979) was a 15-year-old Spanish Fork high school student who was reported missing and allegedly murdered on May 2, 1995.

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Framed (Korman novel)

Framed! is a 2010 children's novel written by Gordon Korman.

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Frances Smith (missing person)

Frances Smith (1910–1928) was a Smith College freshman who disappeared in January 1928.

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Go Bullfrogs!

"Go Bullfrogs!" is the sixth episode of the third season of the American sitcom Modern Family, and the series' 54th episode overall.

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Heart of the City (comic strip)

Heart of the City is a comic strip by Mark Tatulli.

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Housebound

Housebound is a 2014 New Zealand horror comedy film written, edited, and directed by Gerard Johnstone.

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Kappa Mikey (season 2)

The second season of the animated television series Kappa Mikey, created by Larry Schwarz, originally aired on the Nicktoons Network channel in the United States.

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List of Camp Lazlo characters

Camp Lazlo is an American animated television series created by Joe Murray.

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List of Camp Lazlo episodes

This is the list of episodes of the Cartoon Network animated series Camp Lazlo.

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List of Clone High characters

This is a list of all the characters that have appeared in the animated American-Canadian science-fiction/situation comedy series Clone High (2002–2003).

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List of Family Guy characters

Family Guy is an American animated comedy series created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company.

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List of MeSH codes (E06)

The following is a list of the "E" codes for MeSH.

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Medical fetishism

Medical fetishism refers to a number of sexual fetishes involving objects, practices, environments, and situations of a medical or clinical nature.

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Orthodontic archwire

An archwire in orthodontics is a wire conforming to the alveolar or dental arch that can be used with dental braces as a source of force in correcting irregularities in the position of the teeth.

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Orthodontics

Orthodontia, also called orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics, is a specialty field of dentistry that deals primarily with malpositioned teeth and the jaws: their diagnosis, prevention and correction.

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Palatal obturator

The Latham Device Post Latham Nasal Alveolar Molding Device Post Insertion A palatal obturator is a prosthesis that totally occludes an opening such as an oronasal fistula (in the roof of the mouth).

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Palatography

Palatography is a technique used to identify which parts of the mouth are used when making different sounds.

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Pilot (Ugly Betty)

"Pilot" (also known as "I Am Not Going to Sell Herbalux") is the debut episode for the dramedy series Ugly Betty.

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Pre-eruption guidance

Pre-eruption guidance is an orthodontic treatment method that allows for expansion of existing erupting teeth long before they appear in the mouth.

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Retainer

Retainer may refer to.

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Serial extraction

Serial extraction is the planned extraction of certain deciduous teeth and specific permanent teeth in an orderly sequence and predetermined pattern to guide the erupting permanent teeth into a more favorable position.

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SMART Retainer

The SMART Retainer is a small micro sensor which is imbedded in a traditional orthodontic retainer.

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Sylvester the Cat

Sylvester J. Pussycat Sr., usually called Sylvester, is a fictional character, a three-time Academy Award-winning anthropomorphic, 40, 50, or 60-Inch tall Tuxedo cat in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons.

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The Debarted

"The Debarted" is the thirteenth episode of The Simpsons' nineteenth season.

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The Way We Weren't

"The Way We Weren't" is the twentieth episode of The Simpsons' fifteenth season.

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Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones?

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retainer_(orthodontics)

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