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Id	http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D017289 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D017289
Preferred Name	Orthodontic Appliances, Functional
Definitions	Loose, usually removable intra-oral devices which alter the muscle forces against the teeth and craniofacial skeleton. These are dynamic appliances which depend on altered neuromuscular action to effect bony growth and occlusal development. They are usually used in mixed dentition to treat pediatric malocclusions. (ADA, 1992)
Synonyms	Appliance, Bimler Regulator, Frankel Function Appliance, Functional Orthodontic Appliances, Functional Orthodontic Kinetors Functional Orthodontic Appliance Appliance, Herbst Orthodontic Appliance, Functional Herbst Appliance Function Regulator, Frankel Kinetor Bimler Appliance Functional Orthodontic Appliances Frankel Function Regulator See more See less
Type	http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class

definition	Loose, usually removable intra-oral devices which alter the muscle forces against the teeth and craniofacial skeleton. These are dynamic appliances which depend on altered neuromuscular action to effect bony growth and occlusal development. They are usually used in mixed dentition to treat pediatric malocclusions. (ADA, 1992)
altLabel	Appliance, Bimler Regulator, Frankel Function Appliance, Functional Orthodontic Appliances, Functional Orthodontic Kinetors Functional Orthodontic Appliance Appliance, Herbst Orthodontic Appliance, Functional Herbst Appliance Function Regulator, Frankel Kinetor Bimler Appliance Functional Orthodontic Appliances Frankel Function Regulator See more See less
prefLabel	Orthodontic Appliances, Functional
Machine permutation	93; was FUNCTIONAL ORTHODONIC APPLIANCES see ACTIVATOR APPLIANCES 1975-92
HN	93; was FUNCTIONAL ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES see ACTIVATOR APPLIANCES 1975-92
type	http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
tui	T074
TERMUI	T051594 T051591 T051592 T051595 T051593
TH	NLM (1993)
MMR	19990101
notation	D017289
Semantic type UMLS property	http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/STY/T074
Inverse of AQ	http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000266 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000706 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000662 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000469 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000009 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000941 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000821 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000191 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000145 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000592 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000382 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000639 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000600 See more See less
DX	19930101
cui	C0162707 C0162706 C0162704 C0162708 C0162705
DC	1
MN	E06.658.453.560
LT	TRD
AQL	AE CL EC ES HI MI PS SD SN ST TD VE VI
OL	use ACTIVATOR APPLIANCES to search FUNCTIONAL ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES 1975-92
MDA	19990101
subClassOf	http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D009967

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