Biomaterial Database

A chairside bonded lingual retainer. 1997

S al-Emran, and H Hashim

College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D001840	Dental Bonding	An adhesion procedure for orthodontic attachments, such as plastic DENTAL CROWNS. This process usually includes the application of an adhesive material (DENTAL CEMENTS) and letting it harden in-place by light or chemical curing.	Bonding, Dental,Cure of Orthodontic Adhesives,Curing, Dental Cement,Dental Cement Curing,Orthodontic Adhesives Cure
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013027	Space Maintenance, Orthodontic	Common treatment method used in pediatric dentistry that involves the use of fixed or removable space maintainers in order to keep the space left by a baby tooth safe in the event it is lost early. Space maintainers also help permanent teeth to grow safely.	Space Maintenance,Maintenance, Orthodontic Space,Maintenance, Space,Maintenances, Orthodontic Space,Maintenances, Space,Orthodontic Space Maintenance,Orthodontic Space Maintenances,Space Maintenances,Space Maintenances, Orthodontic
D016382	Orthodontic Appliance Design	The planning, calculation, and creation of an apparatus for the purpose of correcting the placement or straightening of teeth.	Appliance Design, Orthodontic,Appliance Designs, Orthodontic,Design, Orthodontic Appliance,Designs, Orthodontic Appliance,Orthodontic Appliance Designs
D018704	Orthodontic Retainers	Orthodontic appliances, fixed or removable, used to maintain teeth in corrected positions during the period of functional adaptation following corrective treatment. These appliances are also used to maintain the positions of the teeth and jaws gained by orthodontic procedures. (From Zwemer, Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed, p263)	Retainers, Orthodontic,Orthodontic Retainer,Retainer, Orthodontic
D019095	Point-of-Care Systems	Laboratory and other services provided to patients at the bedside. These include diagnostic and laboratory testing using automated information entry.	Bedside Computing,Point of Care Technology,Bedside Technology,Point-of-Care,Bedside Technologies,Computing, Bedside,Point of Care,Point of Care Systems,Point-of-Care System,Systems, Point-of-Care,Technologies, Bedside,Technology, Bedside