Preferred Label : extraoral traction appliances;
MeSH definition : 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.;
MeSH synonym : extraoral traction appliance; appliances, extraoral traction; appliance, extraoral traction; traction appliance, extraoral; traction appliances, extraoral;
MeSH hyponym : chincap, orthodontic; headgear, orthodontic; face bow, orthodontic; Headgears, Orthodontic; Orthodontic Headgear; Orthodontic Headgears; Chincaps, Orthodontic; Orthodontic Chincap; Orthodontic Chincaps; Bow, Orthodontic Face; Bows, Orthodontic Face; Face Bows, Orthodontic; Orthodontic Face Bow; Orthodontic Face Bows;
Origin ID : D005115;
UMLS CUI : C0015369;
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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.