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Pucca Posted 19 years ago
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What is it called?

0 What is it called that thing the dentist puts you in the tooth to make them.."perfect"? Brackets? 02br
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0 Hey there,02br 00I think it's "braces" in American English, maybe in British English it's just "brace" (singular) but I'm not 100% sure. 05102br 02br 00Is that "un aparato dental, corrector de los dientes"? 05200 You know what?

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  • 0 Hey there,02br 00I think it's "braces" in American English, maybe in British English it's just "brace" (singular) but I'm not 100% sure.
  • 05102br 02br 00Is that "un aparato dental, corrector de los dientes"?
  • 05200 You know what?
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0 Hey there,02br
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00Is that "un aparato dental, corrector de los dientes"? 05200 You know what? Spanish sounds cool...02br
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10I think it's "braces" in American English, 11b11font10Correct.12font12b12br
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10 01b01font00I was fifty years old when I got mine, wore them f
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01font11b10I was fifty years old when I got mine12b12font12br
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10And here's what the OALD says about braces: 15012br
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10a metal device that CHILDREN wear inside the mouth to help their teeth grow straight12br
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0 Thanks for helping me!:) 02br
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00Kooyeen, you are right, it's "aparato dental" 05000 but if you just say "aparato" people will understand you aswell!;). Italian sounds cool too!;)02br
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00..05100 I am going to wear them aswell..I want them to be as perfect as yours, Philip!:D02br
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00By the way, is it called "d
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0 An orthodontist? 0-
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0An orthodontist? I looked it up in my dict but I couldn't find it! In Spanish it's "ortodoncista":). Maybe they forgot to write that word in the dict..05002br
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00Thanks NewPhilologist! 010id4
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0In the UK, that style is also called braces or train-tracks.02br
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00The old-fashioned single wire style is usually called a brace - I think it's called a retainer in the US?02br
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00Your dentist does the regular check-ups on your teeth, and any work like fillings. The orthodontist fits braces and works on the cosmetic aspects of teeth. The dental
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0 Yes, orthodonists do the braces. You've got it! 0-
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0 A retainer is something completely different - it's that plastic thing that goes against the roof of your mouth (and if you're really lucky, you have another that lines your lower teeth too). They mainly get left on lunch trays because you can't eat with them in, and then accidentally tossed out, caused children anguish and parents to write more checks. You get the retainer after your braces a
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0 Thanks Barb and anon for your explanations!:) 0-
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