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"name": "Les appareils amovibles causent-ils des douleurs ?",
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"text": "Une légère gêne peut survenir au début, mais elle disparaît généralement rapidement."
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"text": "Une bonne hygiène buccale et des visites régulières chez le dentiste aident à prévenir."
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"name": "Les habitudes alimentaires influencent-elles le besoin d'appareils ?",
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"text": "Oui, une alimentation riche en sucres peut contribuer à des problèmes dentaires."
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"name": "Comment sensibiliser les enfants à l'importance des appareils ?",
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"text": "Éduquer sur les bénéfices des appareils et impliquer les enfants dans leur soin."
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"name": "Les activités sportives nécessitent-elles des précautions ?",
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"text": "Oui, il est recommandé de porter un protège-dents lors des activités sportives."
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"name": "Comment fonctionne un appareil orthodontique amovible ?",
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"text": "Il exerce une pression sur les dents pour les déplacer progressivement vers leur position correcte."
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"name": "Quels types d'appareils amovibles existent ?",
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"name": "Comment entretenir un appareil amovible ?",
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"text": "Il faut le nettoyer quotidiennement avec une brosse douce et de l'eau tiède, sans chaleur."
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"@type": "Question",
"name": "Les appareils amovibles nécessitent-ils des ajustements ?",
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"text": "Des irritations des gencives, des caries ou des problèmes d'élocution peuvent survenir."
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"@type": "Question",
"name": "Comment gérer les irritations causées par l'appareil ?",
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"text": "Utiliser un gel apaisant ou consulter l'orthodontiste pour un ajustement."
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"@type": "Question",
"name": "Les appareils amovibles peuvent-ils causer des caries ?",
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"text": "Oui, une mauvaise hygiène peut entraîner des caries autour de l'appareil."
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"@type": "Question",
"name": "Que faire en cas de perte d'un appareil amovible ?",
"position": 24,
"acceptedAnswer": {
"@type": "Answer",
"text": "Consulter rapidement l'orthodontiste pour un remplacement ou un ajustement."
}
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"@type": "Question",
"name": "Les appareils amovibles peuvent-ils affecter la croissance des dents ?",
"position": 25,
"acceptedAnswer": {
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"text": "Un mauvais ajustement peut influencer la croissance, d'où l'importance des suivis."
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"@type": "Question",
"name": "Quels facteurs augmentent le besoin d'appareils amovibles ?",
"position": 26,
"acceptedAnswer": {
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"text": "Des antécédents familiaux de malocclusion et des habitudes comme la succion du pouce."
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"@type": "Question",
"name": "Les problèmes respiratoires influencent-ils l'orthodontie ?",
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"text": "Oui, des problèmes respiratoires peuvent affecter la croissance dentaire et l'occlusion."
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"name": "Les habitudes de succion peuvent-elles causer des malocclusions ?",
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"text": "Oui, la succion prolongée du pouce peut entraîner des malocclusions dentaires."
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"name": "Le bruxisme est-il un facteur de risque pour les appareils ?",
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"text": "Oui, le bruxisme peut causer des dommages aux dents et nécessiter un traitement orthodontique."
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"name": "Les caries dentaires peuvent-elles compliquer le traitement orthodontique ?",
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The cleaners tested were two alkaline peroxide solutions (Retainer Brite-RB; Retainer Cleaner-RC) and one peroxide-free (Steraligner-ST) and the aligners Clear Aligner (C, polyester) and Invisalign (I...
RB and RC were weakly acidic (pH = 6.3), whereas ST was mildly acidic (pH = 4.8). The ATR-FTIR analysis demonstrated evidence of acidic hydrolysis of C in ST and I in RB. The IIT-derived properties of...
Caution should be exerted in the selection of aligner cleaners. The mild acidic cleanser was more aggressive to the polyester, whereas an alkaline peroxide to the polyester-urethane aligner....
In the process of orthodontic treatment, the presence of orthodontic appliances makes it difficult to clean tooth surfaces. This can lead to an increased level of bacterial colonization, resulting in ...