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APPAREIL BI-HELIX [1 record]

Record 1 2006-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orthodontics
DEF

[An appliance] used to expand the lower arch without interfering with tongue posture or movement.

CONT

In order to increase flexibility and make the released force magnitude light and continuous, helices were initially introduced in the posterior segment of the palatal arch (bi-helix). Later, two more helices were introduced in the anterior part of the arch creating the quad-helix.

Key term(s)
  • bihelix
  • bihelix appliance

French

Domaine(s)
  • Orthodontie
Key term(s)
  • bihélix
  • appareil bihélix

Spanish

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