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Key terms ch 60-62
Key terms for bingo
Question | Answer |
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A contoured metal wire that provides force when teeth are guided in movement for orthodontics | arch wire |
attachments located on brackets and bands that hold arch wires and elastics | auxillary |
stainless steel ring attached to molars to hold the arch wire and auxiliaries for orthodontics | band |
another term for fixed orthodonitc appliances | braces |
a small device bonded to teeth to hold the arch wire to the teeth | bracket |
an extraoral radiograph of the bones and tissues of the head | cephalometric radiograph |
condition that occurs when a tooth is not properly aligned with its opposing tooth | crossbite |
condition that occurs when teeth are not properly aligned within the arch | crowding |
structures that include the teeth, jaws, and surrounding facial bones | dentofacial |
a class II malocclusion in which the mesiobuccal cusp of the maxillary first molar occludes mesial to the mesiobuccal groove of the mandibular first molar | distoclussion |
pressure applied to the jaw causing a distortion | fetal molding |
an external orthodontic appliance that |