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HABIT-BREAKING APPLIANCE [1 record]

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Record 1 1987-12-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orthodontics
OBS

A habit-breaking appliance used to prevent or discourage tongue thrust, i. e. the habit of placing the tongue between the teeth while swallowing. Cf. MBIOL, 1986, vol. 3, p. 2936.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Orthodontie
OBS

poussée linguale : Parafonction consistant en une pression exercée par la langue sur la denture, au cours de la déglutition atypique et de certains tics variés, provoquant une inflammation des zones gingivales, un déplacement des dents antérieures et parfois des foyers de parodontolyse.

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