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Record 1 2006-09-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orthodontics
CONT

The T-Rex appliance is an expansion appliance that widens the upper jaw. It is also used to push the upper ... molars back, usually with the help of the headgear.

CONT

The appliance name "T-Rex" describes [Pendex] appliances that have a stabilizing wire in the upper first molar area. On each side of the arch, a small wire is soldered to the mesial of the first molar band and anchored into the palatal acrylic.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Orthodontie

Spanish

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