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a device or control that is very useful for a particular job (同)contraption, contrivance, convenience, gadget, gizmo, gismo, widget
durable goods for home or office use
the branch of dentistry dealing with the prevention or correction of irregularities of the teeth (同)orthodontia, orthodonture, dental orthopedics, dental orthopaedics
capable of being removed or taken away or dismissed; "a removable cord"; "removable partitions"
of or relating to or involving or practicing orthodontics; "orthodontic braces"

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Stability of anterior crossbite correction: A randomized controlled trial with a 2-year follow-up.

Wiedel AP1, Bondemark L.
The Angle orthodontist.Angle Orthod.2014 Jul 8. [Epub ahead of print]
Abstract Objective: To compare and evaluate the stability of correction of anterior crossbite in the mixed dentition by fixed or removable appliance therapy. Material and Methods: The subjects were 64 consecutive patients who met the following inclusion criteria: early to late mixed dentition, anter
PMID 25004240

Quantifying patient adherence during active orthodontic treatment with removable appliances using microelectronic wear-time documentation.

Schäfer K1, Ludwig B2, Meyer-Gutknecht H3, Schott TC4.
European journal of orthodontics.Eur J Orthod.2014 Jul 3. pii: cju012. [Epub ahead of print]
Summary OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to quantify the wear times of removable appliances during active orthodontic treatment.MATERIALS AND METHODS: The wear times of 141 orthodontic patients treated with active removable appliances in different locations were documented over a period of 3 mo
PMID 24993614

Forces and moments generated by removable thermoplastic aligners: incisor torque, premolar derotation, and molar distalization.

Simon M1, Keilig L2, Schwarze J3, Jung BA4, Bourauel C5.
American journal of orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics : official publication of the American Association of Orthodontists, its constituent societies, and the American Board of Orthodontics.Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop.2014 Jun;145(6):728-36. doi: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2014.03.015.
INTRODUCTION: The exact force systems as well as their progressions generated by removable thermoplastic appliances have not been investigated. Thus, the purposes of this experimental study were to quantify the forces and moments delivered by a single aligner and a series of aligners (Invisalign; Al
PMID 24880843

Experimental Verification of Finite Element Analysis for a Thermoplastic Orthodontic Aligner

Fujita Yuko,Kimura Hitoshi,Yanagisawa Wakana,Inou Norio,Maki Koutaro
Showa Univ J Med Sci 26(2), 139-147, 2014-06
… In recent years, good outcomes have been reported using transparent and removable orthodontic appliances known as aligners. …
NAID 120005536508

Experimental Verification of Finite Element Analysis for a Thermoplastic Orthodontic Aligner

FUJITA Yuko,KIMURA Hitoshi,YANAGISAWA Wakana,INOU Norio,MAKI Koutaro
The Showa University Journal of Medical Sciences 26(2), 139-147, 2014
… In recent years, good outcomes have been reported using transparent and removable orthodontic appliances known as aligners. …
NAID 130004707775

Sodagar Ahmad,Kassaee Mohammad Zaman,Akhavan Azam,Javadi Negar,Arab Sepideh,Kharazifard Mohammad Javad
Journal of Prosthodontic Research 56(2), 120-124, 2012
… Purpose: Poly(methyl methacrylate), PMMA, is widely used for fabrication of removable orthodontic appliances. …
NAID 130004546635