Biomaterial Database

The MIROS and IROS orthopedic appliances. 1986

M C Alpern, and L Hyden

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007180	Incisor	Any of the eight frontal teeth (four maxillary and four mandibular) having a sharp incisal edge for cutting food and a single root, which occurs in man both as a deciduous and a permanent tooth. (Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p820)	Incisors
D008963	Molar	The most posterior teeth on either side of the jaw, totaling eight in the deciduous dentition (2 on each side, upper and lower), and usually 12 in the permanent dentition (three on each side, upper and lower). They are grinding teeth, having large crowns and broad chewing surfaces. (Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p821)	Molars
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
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
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