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UMD: Small metallic tubes designed for welding to the outside of a molar band in orthodontic treatments. These tubes typically include slots to hold arch wires, lip bumpers, facebows, and other orthodontic devices. Orthodontic (also known as buccal) tubes are used mainly in procedures intended to exert pressure on the teeth (e.g., to push teeth back to create more room for other teeth).,SPN: An orthodontic appliance and accessories is a device intended for use in orthodontic treatment. The device is affixed to a tooth so that pressure can be exerted on the teeth. This device includes the preformed orthodontic band, orthodontic band material, orthodontic elastic band, orthodontic metal bracket, orthodontic wire clamp, preformed orthodontic space maintainer, orthodontic expansion screw retainer, orthodontic spring, orthodontic tube, and orthodontic wire.