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| A | Australian wire (G & H wire company) |
| Ant | Anterior |
| ATTQ | Atlanta torquing auxiliary (Atlanta Orthodontics Corporation) |
| aw | Archwire |
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B | |
| B | Braided archwire (when inserted after an archwire) |
| B | B Bond (eg./ B2-2: bond brackets from lateral incisor to lateral incisor) |
| B1-1LRet | Bond a fixed lingual retainer wire from central incisor to central incisor |
| BUL2 | Bond a bracket, (or a laminate), to the upper left lateral incisor |
| Bx | Broken |
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C | |
| C | Deciduous cuspid |
| C | Fit and cement |
| CG | Cervical Gear |
| ch | Chain (elastic) |
| chL 5-6 | Chain the lower 2nd bicuspids to the 1st molars |
| chLL56 | Chain only the lower left 2nd bicuspid to the lower left first molar |
| CI | Class 1 |
| CII | Class 2 |
| CII/I | Class 2, division 1 |
| CII/II | Class 2, division 2 |
| CIIL | Class 2 elastics left side only |
| CIII | Class 3 |
| Combi | Combi gear |
| Combi 2:1 | Headgear strap of the Combi gear twice the force of the cervical strap |
| Const | Constriction |
| CSF | Circumferential supracrestal fiberotomy |
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D | |
| D | Deciduous 1st molar |
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E | |
| E | Deciduous 2nd molar |
| Eq | Equilibrate |
| Exp | Expansion, expanded |
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F | |
| F | Final |
| Fren | Frenectomy |
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G | |
| GMD | Greenfield Molar Distalizer |
| GMD46 | Greenfield Molar Distalizer attached to first bicuspids and 1st molars |
| GMD56 | Greenfield Molar Distalizer attached to 2nd bicuspids and 1st molars |
| GTA | Greenfield torquing auxiliary spring (TP Orthodontics) |
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H | |
| HG | Hi pull headgear |
| Hr | Hour |
| Hx | Helix |
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I | |
| I | Insert |
| Int | Intrusion archwire |
| IR | Insert retainer |
| IR | PM only Retainer worn only at night |
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L | |
| L | Lower or left |
| Lab | Labial |
| LB1 | Lip bumper Level 1 |
| LB2 | Lip bumper Level 2 |
| LB3 | Lip bumper Level 3 |
| Level | Reduce incisal edges with diamond disc |
| Ling | Lingual |
| LL | Lower left |
| LT | Long term (retention) |
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M | |
| M | Months |
| Man | Mandibular |
| Mand | Mandibular |
| Max | Maxillary |
| MEA | Maxillary expansion appliance |
| MEA46 | Maxillary expansion appliance attached to 1st bicuspids and 1st molars |
| MEA56 | Maxillary expansion appliance attached to 2nd bicuspids and 1st molars |
| Mn | Mandibular |
| Mx | Maxillary |
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N | |
| N | Nitinol wire |
| Nance | Nance Button |
| Neo | NeoSentalloy heat activated archwire (GAC International) |
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O | |
| O | Original (initial) |
| OCS | Open coil spring |
| OCS1-3R | Open coil spring between the right central incisor and right cuspid |
| Off | Stop, discontinue |
| oz. | Ounces (1 ounce = 30 gm.) |
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P | |
| PM | Night time only |
| POS | Tooth positioner |
| POST | Posterior |
| Pre Treat | Pre Treatment (prior to initiating treatment) |
| Pre Tx | Pre Treatment (prior to initiating treatment) |
| Prog | Progress (treatment) |
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R | |
| R | Resolve archwire (when inserted after archwire) (GAC International) |
| R | Right |
| Ret | Retainer |
| RHG | Reverse (forward) pull gear |
| RM | Rocky Mountain (Warren) torquing springs (Rocky Mountain Orthodontics) |
| RMD | Removable molar distalizer (Cetlin appliance) |
| Rot | Rotation |
| Rotsp | Rotation spring |
| RPX | Reproximate (tooth discing) |
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S | |
| S | Sentalloy (GAC International) |
| Sag | Sagittal |
| Sect | Sectional archwire |
| Sent | Sentalloy (GAC International) |
| SS | Stainless steel |
| SSTie | Figure 8 stainless steel tie |
| Sy | Sentalloy (GAC International) |
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T | |
| T-out | Transferred out of clinic |
| TPB | Transpalatal Bar |
| TPB6 | Transpalatal Bar on first molars |
| TPB7 | Transpalatal Bar on second molars |
| TQ | Torque (root) |
| Crtq | Crown torque |
| LingcrTQ | Lingual crown torque |
| Twist (T) | Round diameter twistoflex steel wire (nitinol has replaced this wire) |
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U | |
| U | Upper |
| UL | Upper left |
| Unilat | Unilateral |
| UPS | Uprighting spring |
| UR | Upper right |
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V | |
| VB | “V” Bend |
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W | |
| WO | Waiting on the eruption of certain teeth |
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X | |
| X | Extract (remove) |
| X U8/L8 | Extract upper 3rd molars and lower 3rd molars |
| X ULE | Extract upper left deciduous 2nd molar |
| X URE | Extract upper right deciduous 2nd molar |
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Y | |
| Y | Years |
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Numbers & Symbols |
| + | Plus |
| .018” A Int | .018 inch Australian Intrusion (G & H wire company) archwire |
| 1 Hr/day/6M | One hour per day for 6 months |
| 1 oz. anterior | 1 ounce anterior elastic attached to either lip bumper hooks or facebow cuspid hooks. |
| 2 oz. CIII | 2 ounce Class 3 elastic |
| 2 oz. CIIIR | 2 ounce Class 3 elastic worn on the right side only |
| 3T/week | 3 times per week |
| 3T/week PM | 3 times per week nighttime wear only |
| 2-2 ch 2-2 | Elastic chain inserted from lateral incisor to lateral incisor. |
| .021 × .025” SS sect 2-2 | .021 × .025” stainless steel sectional archwire inserted from lateral incisor to lateral incisor |
| 6-6 | Elastic chain (or archwire), inserted from first molar to first molar |
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Transverse Dimensions |
| OLC | original lower cuspid |
| PLC | progress lower cuspid |
| FLC | final lower cuspid |
| LTLC | long term lower cuspid |
| OLB | original lower bicuspid |
| PLB | progress lower bicuspid |
| FLB | final lower bicuspid |
| LTLB | long term lower bicuspid |
| OLM | original lower molar |
| PLM | progress lower molar |
| FLM | final lower molar |
| LTLM | long term lower molar |
| OUC | original upper cuspid |
| PUC | progress upper cuspid |
| FUC | final upper cuspid |
| LTUC | long term upper cuspid |
| OUB | original upper bicuspid |
| PUB | progress upper bicuspid |
| FUB | final upper bicuspid |
| LTUB | long term upper bicuspid |
| OUM | original upper molar |
| PUM | progress upper molar |
| FUM | final upper molar |
| LTUM | long term upper molar |
| OFRONT | original frontal section through the central fossa of the left 1st molar to right 1st molar |
| PFRONT | progress frontal section through the central fossa of the left 1st molar to right 1st molar |
| FFRONT | final frontal section through the central fossa of the left 1st molar to right 1st molar |
| LTFRONT | long term frontal section through the central fossa of the left 1st molar to right 1st molar |
