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1ST-ORDER BEND [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-07-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orthodontics
DEF

[An offset made] in the arch wire to accommodate the labiolingual and buccolingual thickness of teeth or to produce horizontal forces.

Key term(s)
  • first-order bend
  • 1st-order bend

French

Domaine(s)
  • Orthodontie
DEF

Coude exécuté sur l'arc orthodontique dans le plan horizontal (c'est-à-dire, dans le plan de l'arc) afin, principalement, de composer avec les variations de proéminence et de contour des surfaces vestibulaires des dents.

Spanish

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