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Orthodontics

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bracket
welded or soldered to a band
ligature wire
fine wire to tie the main arch wire into the brackets
Orthodontics
Specialty that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of malocclusions
preventive orthodontics
appliances to maintain space
macrodontia
unusually large tooth
periodontitis
inflammation of the tissue
Arch wire
main wire framework
gingivitis
inflammation of the gums
microdontia
unusually small tooth
periodontium
tissue that surrounds and supports the teeth
sublingual calculus
calculus deposited below the gingiva
supragingival calculus
calbulus above the ginviva
open bite
incisors do not pass one another on the verticle axis
Pericoronitis
inflammation around the crown of a partially erupted tooth
malocclusion
abnormal or malposition
gingivoplasty
surgical repair of the gums
distocclusion
buck teeth
osteoplasty
surgical repair of the alveolar bone
Necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis
an infection of the gums
periodontosis
advanced inflammation and destruction of the gingiva
elastics
rubber bands
closed bite
overbite
debride
scraping away
corrective orthodontics
braces
prognathia
developmental malocclusion
gingivectomy
surgical removal of gum tissue
sulcus
space between the free gingiva and the tooth
interceptive orthodontics
space maintainer used in growing children
periodontics
specialty that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of the periodontium

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