Andresen's activator
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Detachable orthodontic apparatus which influences the teeth in both upper and lower jaw. The intention is a mutual shifting of arcs of the teeth.
Bibliography
- V. V. J. Andresen:
The physiological and artificial mineralization of the enamel; a contribution to an effective caries-prophylaxis.
Oslo, Dancke [1926] 103 pages.
- Funktions-Kieferorthopädie.
Written with Karl Häupl. Leipzig, Meusser, 1936. 116 pages.
2nd edition, Leipzig, 1939, vi, 152 pages.
4th edition, Leipzig, Barth, 1945. viii, 200 pages.
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