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  2. Dental braces - Wikipedia

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    Dental braces. Dental braces (also known as orthodontic braces, or simply braces) are devices used in orthodontics that align and straighten teeth and help position them with regard to a person's bite, while also aiming to improve dental health.

  3. Human tooth development - Wikipedia

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    Tooth development is commonly divided into the following stages: the initiation stage, the bud stage, the cap stage, the bell stage, and finally maturation. The staging of tooth development is an attempt to categorize changes that take place along a continuum; frequently it is difficult to decide what stage should be assigned to a particular ...

  4. Common But Differentiated Responsibilities - Wikipedia

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    In the Earth Summit, states acknowledged disparity of economic development between developed and developing countries. Industrialization proceeded in developed countries much earlier than it did in developing countries. CBDR is based on the relationship between industrialization and climate change. [4]

  5. Providence brace - Wikipedia

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    The Providence brace is a nighttime spinal orthosis for the treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). The brace is used to curb the natural progression of scoliosis and prevent further curvature of the AIS patient's spine. The Providence brace was developed by Charles d'Amato and Barry McCoy, and is manufactured by Spinal Technology, Inc.

  6. Retainer (orthodontics) - Wikipedia

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    Top (left) and bottom (right) retainers Vacuum form retainer in the foreground (used on upper); illustration of an early Hawley retainer in the background. Orthodontic retainers are custom-made devices, usually made of wires or clear plastic, that hold teeth in position after surgery or any method of realigning teeth.

  7. Comparison of file comparison tools - Wikipedia

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    diff: No Yes Horizontal Yes pipe to diff-highlight [35] diff3: No Yes Horizontal Eclipse (compare) Yes Vertical Yes Ediff: Yes Yes elisp Both Yes ExamDiff Pro: Yes Yes optional Yes UNIX, HTML, Diff Far Manager (compare) Yes Yes Yes Yes No fc: No Yes Horizontal FileMerge (aka opendiff) Yes Yes Vertical Yes No Guiffy SureMerge: Yes Yes Java API ...

  8. Difference in differences - Wikipedia

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    Difference in differences (DID [1] or DD [2]) is a statistical technique used in econometrics and quantitative research in the social sciences that attempts to mimic an experimental research design using observational study data, by studying the differential effect of a treatment on a 'treatment group' versus a 'control group' in a natural experiment. [3]

  9. GDF5 - Wikipedia

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    GDF5 is expressed in the developing central nervous system, [8] and has a role in skeletal and joint development. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] [ 11 ] It also increases the survival of neurones that respond to the neurotransmitter dopamine , and is a potential therapeutic molecule associated with Parkinson's disease.