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BAND-AND-LOOP MAINTAINER [1 record]

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Record 1 2007-01-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orthodontics
DEF

[A] space maintainer ... used for holding molar position when a baby tooth is lost prematurely.

CONT

A band and loop maintainer is made of stainless steel wire. The maintainer is held in place by an orthodontic-type band around an adjacent tooth or [around] a crown on the tooth. A wire loop attached to the band ... extends into the space and touches the tooth on the other side of the space to hold both teeth in place.

Key term(s)
  • band-loop space maintainer
  • band-loop maintainer
  • band-and-loop space maintainer
  • band-and-loop maintainer

French

Domaine(s)
  • Orthodontie

Spanish

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