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MeSH Heading: Orthodontic Brackets
Tree Number(s): E06.658.453.255.500
Unique ID: D016910
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016910
Scope Note: Small metal or ceramic attachments used to fasten an arch wire. These attachments are soldered or welded to an orthodontic band or cemented directly onto the teeth. Bowles brackets, edgewise brackets, multiphase brackets, ribbon arch brackets, twin-wire brackets, and universal brackets are all types of orthodontic brackets.
Entry Term(s): Dental Braces; Orthodontic Braces
Previous Indexing: Orthodontic Appliances (1967-1991)
Public MeSH Note: 92
History Note: 92
Date Introduced: 1992/01/01
Last Updated: 2019/07/05

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Orthodontic Brackets MeSH Descriptor Data 2026