How Do Braces Work? | MIT's Science Out Loud

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braces orthodontics teeth bone tissue engineering drug delivery disease bone remodeling growth cells MIT science out loud physiology periodontal ligament PDL mechanoreceptors osteoclasts osteoblasts osteoporosis bone translant protein
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Science Anatomy and Physiology STEAM
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How Do Braces Work? | MIT's Science Out Loud

Braces are a lot more barbaric - and awesome - than you might think. But they actually just copy the process that the rest of your bones naturally undergo! Andrea, an MIT Sloan Fellow, explains.
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