habit-breaking appliance

habit-breaking appliance
an orthodontic appliance designed to correct faulty habits, such as finger-sucking, tongue-thrusting, infantile swallowing.

Habit-breaking appliance cemented to the molars and used as a reminder to interrupt a finger-sucking habit.


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