"Orthodontic Appliances" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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)
| Descriptor ID |
D009967
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E06.658.453
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| Concept/Terms |
Orthodontic Appliances- Orthodontic Appliances
- Appliance, Orthodontic
- Appliances, Orthodontic
- Orthodontic Appliance
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Orthodontic Appliances" by people in Profiles.
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Miranda AM, Copello FM, Castro ACR, Sant'Anna EF. Does the exposure to cigarette smoke influence the colour stability and mechanical properties of different orthodontic elastic ligatures??-?in vitro study. Int Orthod. 2021 12; 19(4):689-696.
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Greco PM. Mixed messages. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2017 Dec; 152(6):743.
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Greco PM. Without undue influence. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2015 Oct; 148(4):534.
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Greco PM. When the inevitable happens... Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2015 Sep; 148(3):367.
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Greco PM. Ethics in orthodontics. You make the decision. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2013 Apr; 143(4 Suppl):S12.
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English JD, Briss BS, Jamieson SA, Kastrop MC, Castelein PT, Deleon E, Dugoni SA, Chung CH, Greco PM. Common errors in preparing for and completing the American Board of Orthodontics clinical examination. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2011 Jan; 139(1):136-7.
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Greco PM, Lai CH. A new method of assessing aerosolized bacteria generated during orthodontic debonding procedures. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2008 Apr; 133(4 Suppl):S79-87.