Biomaterial Database

Semi-rapid maxillary expansion. 1977

J R Mew

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
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
D010155	Palatal Expansion Technique	An orthodontic method used for correcting narrow or collapsed maxillary arches and functional cross-bite. (From Jablonski's Dictionary of Dentistry),	Maxillary Expansion,Palatal Expansion Technic,Expansion, Maxillary,Palatal Expansion Technics,Palatal Expansion Techniques,Technic, Palatal Expansion,Technique, Palatal Expansion
D012008	Recurrence	The return of a sign, symptom, or disease after a remission.	Recrudescence,Relapse,Recrudescences,Recurrences,Relapses
D002648	Child	A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL.	Children
D002675	Child, Preschool	A child between the ages of 2 and 5.	Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000202	Activator Appliances	Loose-fitting removable orthodontic appliances which redirect the pressures of the facial and masticatory muscles onto the teeth and their supporting structures to produce improvements in tooth arrangements and occlusal relations.	Andresen Appliance,Bionator,Orthodontic Appliances, Activator,Function Activator,Harvold Activator,Jasper Jumper,Activator Appliance,Activator Orthodontic Appliance,Activator Orthodontic Appliances,Activator, Function,Activator, Harvold,Activators, Function,Appliance, Activator,Appliance, Activator Orthodontic,Appliance, Andresen,Appliances, Activator,Appliances, Activator Orthodontic,Bionators,Function Activators,Jumper, Jasper,Orthodontic Appliance, Activator
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

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