Orthodontic retainer

Details Orthodontic retainer Orthodontic retainer

1991-06-17

1992-03-17

O'Connor, Cary E.

Dentistry

Orthodontics

By mouthpiece-type retainer

A61C 300

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050964160

ABSTRACT:
An orthodontic appliance of the type normally referred to as a retainer for retention of teeth moved during a period of orthodontic treatment, wherein the retainer is made of acrylic sections or plates interconnected by resilient wire where at least one posterior lingual section is flexible relative to the anterior section to aid in the fabrication and placement of the appliance.

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patent: 3849885 (1974-11-01), Robins
patent: 4224021 (1980-09-01), Foxman
patent: 4253828 (1981-03-01), Coles et al.
patent: 4299568 (1981-11-01), Crowley
patent: 4516936 (1985-05-01), Hulsink
TP Catalog 908, 1987, pp. 137-138.
Straight-Talk, vol. 19, No. 4, Jan.-Feb. 1989, p. 4 (TP Orthodontics).

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