An expander can be used on an adult without surgery, but would be used to expand the dental arch, and not the palate.
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There have been various references in the literature to the concept of the short dental arch ( SDA ) as a de�ned treatment option for the partially dentate patient.
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Since there are a standard number of teeth in humans, the size of the dental arch is of vital importance in determining how the teeth are positioned when they appear.
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In addition to the above forms, the dilated odontoma is an infrequent developmental alteration that appears in any area of the dental arches and can affect deciduous, permanent and supernumerary teeth.
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The velocity of the film is controlled in such fashion to fit exactly the velocity of projection of the anatomical elements of the dental arch side which is closest to the film.
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As part of the birth centennial year kickoff, the museum got a life-size resin statue of Carmen, created by artist Ulysses Rabelo, who studied her death mask and dental arch for the project.
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The report suggested that children with a well rounded, " U-shaped " dental arch, which is found more commonly in breastfed children, may have fewer problems with snoring and sleep apnea in later life.
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Inter-arch tooth size discrepancy ( TSD ) is defined as a disproportion in the mesio-distal dimensions of teeth of opposing dental arches, which can be seen in 17 % to 30 % of orthodontic patients.
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An orthodontic "'archwire "'is a wire conforming to the alveolar or dental arch that can be used with dental braces as a source of force in correcting irregularities in the position of the retentive purpose.
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While many dentists may accept that restoring the complete dental arch is not always necessary, there still is the need to provide the patient with an affordable and functional treatment, a need satis�ed by the short dental arch.
