The phrase "alternative appliances" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to different types of devices or equipment that serve a similar function but are not the standard or traditional options.
Example: "In our quest for sustainability, we are exploring alternative appliances that consume less energy and have a lower environmental impact."
Alternatives: "substitute devices" or "replacement appliances".
This appliance may serve as an alternative treatment appliance for correcting class III patients with a hyperdivergent growth pattern.
The Hybrid Hyrax bone-anchored RPE appliance minimized the side effect encounter by tooth-borne RPE appliance for maxillary expansion and protraction and may serve as an alternative treatment appliance for correcting class III patients with a hyperdivergent growth pattern.
When Seungkyu Lee, a Seoul-based dentist, realized how much sleep apnea decimated the quality of life for his patients, he began working on an alternative oral appliance called the QT33 and then spent the next 10 years tinkering with it until its hardware was as small as possible.
Alternatives: Exploring Information Appliances through Conceptual Design Proposals.
Results and Conclusions: The computer simulation accurately predicted the experimentally determined mechanical behavior of teardrop loops of different heights and should be considered an alternative for designing orthodontic appliances before treatment.
International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 9 (4), 236 246.], the applicability of the methodology is illustrated by a case study of electric appliances under alternative end-of-life scenarios: landfilling, intensive recycling that is consistent with the Japanese law on the recycling of appliances, and an advanced form of intensive recycling augmented by Design for Disassembly (DfD).
At first, aligners were marketed as an alternative to traditional fixed appliances in simple malocclusion cases such as slight crowding or minor space closure [4].
From innovative household appliances to alternative energy sources to safer, cleaner jet engines, there is no question that consumers see constructive and innovative environmental efforts as part and parcel of the GE brand.
We shouldn't need countries in Asia or Europe or South America to show us how to compete in the emerging markets for efficient appliances and alternative fuels.
In the last decades, increasing numbers of adult patients have sought orthodontic treatment and expressed a desire for esthetic and comfortable alternatives to conventional fixed appliances [10, 11].
