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2ND ORDER BEND [1 record]

Record 1 2011-07-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orthodontics
DEF

[An offset made] in the archwire in the vertical plane for tipping and uprighting teeth.

Key term(s)
  • second-order bend
  • 2nd-order bend

French

Domaine(s)
  • Orthodontie
DEF

Coude exécuté sur l'arc orthodontique dans le plan vertical, afin de modifier l'angulation (version mésio-distale) d'une dent.

OBS

En français, on emploie «second» plutôt que «deuxième» quand il n'y a que deux choses. Or, dans ce cas-ci, il y a également des courbures de troisième ordre.

Spanish

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