Biomaterial Database

The use of extra-oral traction with removable appliances. 1990

W P Rock

University of Birmingham Dental School, St Chad's Queensway.

Extra-oral traction has two main applications in orthodontic treatment. It may be used to prevent forward movement of anchor teeth and also to provide a force for distalisation of molars, and/or buccal segments. If correctly applied, EOT can help to ease problems in a difficult treatment and make possible an otherwise impossible treatment plan.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D008310	Malocclusion	Such malposition and contact of the maxillary and mandibular teeth as to interfere with the highest efficiency during the excursive movements of the jaw that are essential for mastication. (Jablonski, Illustrated Dictionary of Dentistry, 1982)	Angle's Classification,Crossbite,Tooth Crowding,Cross Bite,Angle Classification,Angles Classification,Bite, Cross,Bites, Cross,Classification, Angle's,Cross Bites,Crossbites,Crowding, Tooth,Crowdings, Tooth,Malocclusions
D009968	Orthodontic Appliances, Removable	Dental devices such as RETAINERS, ORTHODONTIC used to improve gaps in teeth and structure of the jaws. These devices can be removed and reinserted at will.	Clear Aligner Appliances,Clear Dental Braces,Invisalign,Aligner Appliance, Clear,Aligner Appliances, Clear,Appliance, Clear Aligner,Appliance, Removable Orthodontic,Appliances, Clear Aligner,Appliances, Removable Orthodontic,Brace, Clear Dental,Braces, Clear Dental,Clear Aligner Appliance,Clear Dental Brace,Dental Brace, Clear,Dental Braces, Clear,Orthodontic Appliance, Removable,Removable Orthodontic Appliance,Removable Orthodontic Appliances
D003799	Dental Stress Analysis	The description and measurement of the various factors that produce physical stress upon dental restorations, prostheses, or appliances, materials associated with them, or the natural oral structures.	Analyses, Dental Stress,Analysis, Dental Stress,Stress Analyses, Dental,Stress Analysis, Dental,Dental Stress Analyses
D004867	Equipment Design	Methods and patterns of fabricating machines and related hardware.	Design, Equipment,Device Design,Medical Device Design,Design, Medical Device,Designs, Medical Device,Device Design, Medical,Device Designs, Medical,Medical Device Designs,Design, Device,Designs, Device,Designs, Equipment,Device Designs,Equipment Designs
D005115	Extraoral Traction Appliances	Extraoral devices for applying force to the dentition in order to avoid some of the problems in anchorage control met with in intermaxillary traction and to apply force in directions not otherwise possible.	Chincap, Orthodontic,Face Bow, Orthodontic,Headgear, Orthodontic,Appliance, Extraoral Traction,Appliances, Extraoral Traction,Bow, Orthodontic Face,Bows, Orthodontic Face,Chincaps, Orthodontic,Extraoral Traction Appliance,Face Bows, Orthodontic,Headgears, Orthodontic,Orthodontic Chincap,Orthodontic Chincaps,Orthodontic Face Bow,Orthodontic Face Bows,Orthodontic Headgear,Orthodontic Headgears,Traction Appliance, Extraoral,Traction Appliances, Extraoral
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000044	Dental Abutments	Natural teeth or teeth roots used as anchorage for a fixed or removable denture or other prosthesis (such as an implant) serving the same purpose.	Abutments, Dental,Abutment, Dental,Dental Abutment
D000293	Adolescent	A person 13 to 18 years of age.	Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths