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Descriptor English: Orthodontic Appliances
Descriptor Spanish: Aparatos Ortodóncicos
Descriptor aparatos ortodóncicos
Entry term(s) dispositivos ortodóncicos
Scope note: Aditamentos utilizados para influir sobre la posición de los dientes. Las aplicaciones ortodóncicas pueden clasificarse como fijas, removibles, activas o retenedoras, e intra o extraorales. (Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed, p19)
Descriptor Portuguese: Aparelhos Ortodônticos
Descriptor French: Appareils orthodontiques
Entry term(s): Appliance, Orthodontic
Appliances, Orthodontic
Orthodontic Appliance
Tree number(s): E06.658.453
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009967
Scope note: 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)
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
CL classification
EC economics
ES ethics
HI history
MI microbiology
PS parasitology
SD supply & distribution
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
VE veterinary
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 65
History Note: 65
Related: Dental Bonding MeSH
DeCS ID: 10145
Unique ID: D009967
NLM Classification: WU 426
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Date Established: 1965/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 1996/06/10
Orthodontic Appliances - Preferred
Concept UI M0015460
Scope note 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)
Preferred term Orthodontic Appliances
Entry term(s) Appliance, Orthodontic
Appliances, Orthodontic
Orthodontic Appliance



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