"Orthodontic Brackets" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Small metal or ceramic attachments used to fasten an arch wire. These attachments are soldered or welded to an orthodontic band or cemented directly onto the teeth. Bowles brackets, edgewise brackets, multiphase brackets, ribbon arch brackets, twin-wire brackets, and universal brackets are all types of orthodontic brackets.
| Descriptor ID |
D016910
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E06.658.453.590
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| Concept/Terms |
Orthodontic Brackets- Orthodontic Brackets
- Bracket, Orthodontic
- Brackets, Orthodontic
- Orthodontic Bracket
- Dental Braces
- Brace, Dental
- Braces, Dental
- Dental Brace
- Orthodontic Braces
- Brace, Orthodontic
- Braces, Orthodontic
- Orthodontic Brace
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| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Orthodontic Brackets" by people in Profiles.
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Elastomeric-ligated vs self-ligating appliances: a pilot study examining microbial colonization and white spot lesion formation after 1 year of orthodontic treatment. Orthodontics (Chic.). 2011; 12(2):108-21.