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The Barrer retainers (aka Spring retainers) carry acrylic bows both labially and lingually. [10] The original appliance extended only to the canines, however due to the risk of swallowing or aspiration, a modification which includes cribs on the first molars has been described. These retainers can be used to realign minor lower incisor relapse ...
A foreskin retainer can be used when newly grown foreskin is neither long enough nor tight enough to keep the glans covered itself, but is long enough that it can be stretched past the glans (which is necessary to facilitate the use of a retainer). Rubber bands, o-rings, Band-Aids, and cones with both ends open can be used as retainers.
Hawley retainers are the most common type of retainers. This picture shows retainers for the top (right) and bottom (left) of the mouth. In order to prevent the teeth from moving back to their original position, retainers are worn once the treatment is complete. Retainers help in maintaining and stabilizing the position of teeth long enough to ...
Palatal expander in mixed dentition. Rapid palatal expansion (RPE) or Rapid Maxillary Expansion (RME) is an expansion technique where expansion of 0.5 mm to 1 mm is achieved each day until the posterior crossbite is relieved.
A man in Georgia has been attacked after two men posing as Amazon workers forced their way into his home, it's been reported. On Saturday, Jan. 11 at around 8 a.m. local time, the two people, who ...
A locally-founded cosmetology school in north Minneapolis is teaching beauty techniques for all skin tones and textures.
Randy Moss announced Friday that he has been battling cancer, and has undergone successful surgery this week. The Hall of Fame receiver took to Instagram Live on Friday to explain his recent ...
The compressed gas then becomes the spring, so to speak, but does not have the same traits as springs do at elevated rpm. A small light spring is sometimes fitted between the piston and retainer so that when the system is switched off the spring forces the piston down against the bottom of the bore, thus forcing the retainer upwards.