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Descriptor English: Orthodontic Retainers
Descriptor Spanish: Retenedores Ortodóncicos
Descriptor retenedores ortodóncicos
Entry term(s) retenedores ortodónticos
Scope note: Aparatos ortodóncicos, fijos o removibles, utilizados para mantener a los dientes en posición correcta durante el período de adaptación funcional que sigue al tratamiento corrector. Estos dispositivos también se utilizan para mantener las posiciones de dientes y mandíbulas logradas por procedimientos ortodóncicos. (de Zwemer, Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed, p263)
Descriptor Portuguese: Contenções Ortodônticas
Descriptor French: Appareils de contention orthodontiques
Entry term(s): Orthodontic Retainer
Retainer, Orthodontic
Retainers, Orthodontic
Tree number(s): E06.658.453.637
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018704
Scope note: Orthodontic appliances, fixed or removable, used to maintain teeth in corrected positions during the period of functional adaptation following corrective treatment. These appliances are also used to maintain the positions of the teeth and jaws gained by orthodontic procedures. (From Zwemer, Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed, p263)
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
Previous Indexing: Orthodontic Appliances (1966-1994)
Public MeSH Note: 95
History Note: 95
DeCS ID: 32102
Unique ID: D018704
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Date Established: 1995/01/01
Date of Entry: 1994/05/23
Orthodontic Retainers - Preferred
Concept UI M0028018
Scope note Orthodontic appliances, fixed or removable, used to maintain teeth in corrected positions during the period of functional adaptation following corrective treatment. These appliances are also used to maintain the positions of the teeth and jaws gained by orthodontic procedures. (From Zwemer, Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed, p263)
Preferred term Orthodontic Retainers
Entry term(s) Orthodontic Retainer
Retainer, Orthodontic
Retainers, Orthodontic



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