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CHAIN ELASTIC [1 record]

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Record 1 2007-01-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orthodontics
DEF

A stretchable rubber chain used to hold archwires and brackets together and aid in moving teeth [, especially] in closing spaces.

OBS

There are three or four types of chain that differ from one another by the distance between the center of one aperture to the center of the next aperture.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Orthodontie
CONT

La mésialisation des molaires est réalisée à l'aide d'une simple chaînette élastomérique.

OBS

Selon l'entreprise qui les vendent, les chaînettes sont offertes en tailles différentes (c'est-à-dire que, d'une taille à l'autre, l'espace séparant le centre des anneaux varie).

Spanish

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