Appliances used in transverse dimension are utilized to expand either the maxillary or the mandibular arch.
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This modification is frequently necessary in the mandibular arch where the canines often erupt before the first premolars.
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Activator appliance initially started out as one block of acrylic which fit in both maxillary and mandibular arch.
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Little used Dial Calipers in his study to measure the distances on a plaster model taken of mandibular arches.
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The hyoid articulates with the mandibular arch posteriorly, but it appears to provide little support to the upper and lower jaws.
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The root of the mandibular canine, which is fully formed by age 13, is the longest in the mandibular arch.
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It is located on the mandibular arch of the mouth, and generally opposes the maxillary first molars and the maxillary 2nd premolar.
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The mandibular alveolar process can become resorbed when completely edentulous in the mandibular arch ( occasionally noted also in partially edentulous cases ).
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The initial impression is used to create a simple stone model that represents the maxillary and mandibular arches of the patient's mouth.
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The glossoptosis and micrognathism generally do not require surgery, as they improve to some extent unaided, though the mandibular arch remains significantly smaller than average.
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