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ACCO appliance [1 record]

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Record 1 2006-11-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orthodontics
DEF

... a removable molar distalizing appliance used in conjunction with extra oral traction usually in the growing child.

OBS

ACCO was originally an acronym. Although the term is now commonly used, it still has not lost its capitalization.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Orthodontie
DEF

Appareil conçu pour distaler (c'est-à-dire déplacer vers l'arrière de la bouche) une ou plusieurs molaires du maxillaire au moyen d'une force extra-orale, tout en maintenant en place les dents antérieures.

Spanish

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