title: Consumer alert on the use of elastics as "gap bands".
authors.forename: Rolf G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Behrents
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D009967:Orthodontic Appliances / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000209:etiology; D016388:Tooth Loss / Q000209:etiology; D014086:Tooth Mobility / Q000209:etiology; D014087:Tooth Movement Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation