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Student number: 1059937Assignment 1:COMPARE AND CONTRAST THE USE OF THE FOLLOWING IN ORTHODONTICS:REMOVABLE APPLIANCES, FUNCTIONAL APPLIANCES, FIXED APPLIANCESOctober 2010Word Count:3859
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Contents:Introduction3Hardware requirements and construction4Ease of use and placement7Patient use & compliance11Actions of the appliance13Conclusions19References21
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Introduction
Following the detection and diagnosis of an orthodontic malocclusion, treatment is planned andthen effected with the use of appliances.Certain orthodontic problems require the use of one or several types of appliance. Thispaper identifies that most of these appliances fall into three loose categories: removable,functional and fixed (illustration 1).The author intends to highlight their roles within traditional and contemporaryorthodontics whilst also stating their perceived advantages, disadvantages and limitations, aswell as the potential risks of use.Illustration1ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCESREMOVABLE FUNCTIONAL FIXEDUpper removable
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Retainers>>Herbst >>Pre adjusted (Straight Wire Appl.)Clear aligners>> Self-ligating
removablelingual
>>Twin block>>S.W.A. & self-ligating>>Herbst>>Bonded retainers>>Activator >>Frankel
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