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dental appliance

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dental appliance,
any device placed in or on a patient by a dentist as part of a treatment protocol. Dental appliances include orthodontic, prosthetic, retaining, and habit-modification devices.


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Sonicare, which already has our vote for best tooth-tickling apparatus, has teamed up with Crest to release the Sonicare IntelliClean system ($150), a dental appliance that injects liquefied toothpaste between your teeth while it scrubs away.
The Appliance Therapy Group also provides referrals to local dentists who can help treat sleep apnea and snoring through the use of dental appliances.
EPC castings are used extensively in the automobile industry while the lost wax process is ideally suited to the dental appliance and jewelry industries where fine detail is more important than precise measurements.
 
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