Orthodontic
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Choose the Best Colors for your Braces
What are Colored Braces? Colored braces are a great way to help children and adults alike have more confidence in their smile. They come in many different colors, so you…
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orthodontic wax: everything about orthodontic wax
Orthodontic wax or dental wax is used to prevent irritations and damages to our soft tissues like gums, lips and inside of our cheeks from braces or other metal orthodontic…
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Activator appliance definition, uses and important tips
What is activator in orthodontics? Activator is a removable orthodontic appliance to treat jaw deficiencies and correct tooth and jaw abnormalities. Activator is a type of functional appliance. Activator appliance…
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Orthodontic anchorage: definition, types and advantages
What is orthodontic anchorage? Anchorage in orthodontics means to prevent ‘an unwanted tooth movement.’ Anchorage is the resistance to the force that is not wanted to minimize the side effects…
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Orthodontic headgear definition, uses and types
What is headgear? Headgear is an orthodontic appliance to treat jaw and facial deformities. Unlike most orthodontic appliances that you wear in the mouth, headgear is an extraoral appliance, which…
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What is orthodontics?
Orthodontics is one of the major branches of dentistry field that deals with the alignment of teeth, treating crooked and irregular teeth. Orthodontics treats malocclusion and discrepancies in both jaws…
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What is diastema?
Diastema is the gap between the teeth that is the result of either developing or heredity causes. People of all ages have gaps between their teeth. These gaps affect the…
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Children orthodontics
When parents are looking for orthodontic treatment of their children, their goal is certainly rooted in some future situations. Feeling of not being accepted in the society and the job…
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