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A Complete Glossary of Dental Definitions
LigationA process where an archwire is attached to the brackets on your teeth. |
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- Labial
- - Pretaining to or around lips.
- Lateral
- - The teeth just adjacent to the centrals.
- Lesion
- - Lesion is a wound or injury
- Ligating Module
- - A small plastic piece, shaped like a donut, which is used to hold the arch wires in the brackets on your teeth
- Ligation
- - A process where an archwire is attached to the brackets on your teeth.
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- Lingual
- - The tooth surface next to your tongue or things mounted on the tooth surfaces next to your tongue.
- Lingual Appliances
- - Orthodontic appliance fixed to the inside of your teeth.
- Lingual Arch
- - An orthodontic wire attached from molar to molar in the inside of your teeth.
- Lingual retainers
- - A variation of the lingual arch going from cuspids to cuspid.
- Lip Bumper
- - A lip bumper is used to push the molars on your lower jaw back to create more space for other teeth.
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| Key: |
blue = General Definition |
green = Dental Specialty |
brown = Field Of Practice |
| teal = Dental Procedure |
violet = Disease |
orange = Anatomy |
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