Extraoral Traction Appliances
"Extraoral Traction Appliances" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Extraoral devices for applying force to the dentition in order to avoid some of the problems in anchorage control met with in intermaxillary traction and to apply force in directions not otherwise possible.
| Descriptor ID |
D005115
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E06.658.453.578.360
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| Concept/Terms |
Extraoral Traction Appliances- Extraoral Traction Appliances
- Appliance, Extraoral Traction
- Appliances, Extraoral Traction
- Extraoral Traction Appliance
- Traction Appliance, Extraoral
- Traction Appliances, Extraoral
Headgear, Orthodontic- Headgear, Orthodontic
- Headgears, Orthodontic
- Orthodontic Headgear
- Orthodontic Headgears
Chincap, Orthodontic- Chincap, Orthodontic
- Chincaps, Orthodontic
- Orthodontic Chincap
- Orthodontic Chincaps
Face Bow, Orthodontic- Face Bow, Orthodontic
- Bow, Orthodontic Face
- Bows, Orthodontic Face
- Face Bows, Orthodontic
- Orthodontic Face Bow
- Orthodontic Face Bows
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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Extraoral Traction Appliances" by people in Profiles.
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Rapid maxillary distraction protocol utilizing the halo distraction system and rigid internal fixation. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2007 Sep; 44(5):476-81.
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Biomechanics of craniofacial sutures: orthopedic implications. Angle Orthod. 2003 Apr; 73(2):128-35.