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Abstract
Loose-fitting removable orthodontic appliances which redirect the pressures of the facial and masticatory muscles onto the teeth and their supporting structures to produce improvements in tooth arrangements and occlusal relations.
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21 entry terms
- Function Activator
- Orthodontic Appliances, Activator
- Activator Appliance
- Activator Orthodontic Appliance
- Activator Orthodontic Appliances
- Activator, Function
- Activators, Function
- Appliance, Activator
- Appliance, Activator Orthodontic
- Appliances, Activator
- Appliances, Activator Orthodontic
- Function Activators
- Orthodontic Appliance, Activator
- Andresen Appliance
- Bionator
- Harvold Activator
- Jasper Jumper
- Activator, Harvold
- Appliance, Andresen
- Bionators
- Jumper, Jasper
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13 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, classification, economics, ethics, history, microbiology, parasitology, standards, statistics & numerical data, supply & distribution, trends, veterinary, virology.
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History Note
91(75); was see under ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES, REMOVABLE 1975-90
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Activator Appliances. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000202. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000202
- Activator Appliances. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28454216