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DA 150
Ortho, Chapter 27
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Malocclusion | Not normal occlusion; misalignment of a single tooth, group of teeth or entire arch |
| Overbite | Vertical overlap; Maxillary arch is over the 1/3 of mandibular anterior teeth (Upper hangs over lower) |
| Crossbite | Abnormal relationship of teeth in one arch to the opposing teeth in other arch. Posterior - maxillary posterior teeth are lingual to the mandibular teeth. Anterior - Maxillary incisors are lingual to opposing mandibular incisors |
| Space maintainer | Band or wire loop placed together to keep space for the permanent to erupt after premature loss of primary tooth |
| Fixed appliance | Hardware cemented in mouth; doesn't come out. (Lingual braces, lingual arch wire, space maintainers and palatal expansion appliance) |
| Headgear | Used to apply force to move teeth, restrain or alter cranial-facial bone growth and reinforce stability of intraoral appliances; consists of a strap that goes on head or neck and facebow that attaches to buccal tubes on molars bands |
| Separators | Tiny elastic bands placed in the contact areas, forcing space between teeth days prior to actual braces. |
| Bands | Placed on 1st molars & act as anchor and stabilize archwire; Brackets are soldered on the bands with tubes to hold wire. Separate apt for teeth to be pumiced, fitted for bands and are seated. "Banding apt" |
| Brackets | Bonded to buccal/facial portion of teeth, transmits force of archwire to move teeth. |
| Fetal molding |
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