Dentaurum

Dentaurum USA, Newtown, Pa, offers the SUS2. This chairside Class II corrector now comes with an Easy Arch Adapter that allows for attachment and removal from the lower archwire; an internal, enclosed spring designed to provide increased patient comfort and better hygiene; and Turbo Springs and Crimpable Spacer Rings that can be added during treatment to help advance the case. A Three-Patient Starter Kit costs $269.

Dentaurum USA
(800) 523-3946
dentaurum.com



RMO

RMO Inc, Denver, offers the Multi-Family System of myofunctional appliances. The appliances can be used as early as 5 years old as a guide for tooth eruption, to promote proper alignment of the teeth, or as late as 13 years old during fixed appliance treatment to facilitate mandibular positioning. The Multi-Family System does not require impressions or a laboratory fee. Their universal design is intended to simplify inventory management and product identification.

RMO Inc
(800) 525-6375
rmortho.com



American Orthodontics

American Orthodontics, Sheboygan, Wis, offers the Distal Jet, a fixed lingual appliance offering predictable bilateral or unilateral Class II correction without patient cooperation; anchorage control; and simple molar retention. With a piston-tube design and superelastic NiTi springs, the Distal Jet is easily activated through a screw-activation lock. Anchorage can be achieved with the use of a traditional Nance holding button, or palatally placed miniscrews, for pure bone anchorage distalization. After the molars are distalized, the appliance can be converted into a Nance holding arch with a few simple adjustments and without removing the appliance. The Distal Jet can be fabricated in a variety of configurations. For example, an expansion screw (see photo) can be incorporated for transverse arch development.

American Orthodontics
(800) 558-7687
americanortho.com



3M Unitek

3M Unitek, Monrovia, Calif, offers Forsus™ Class II Correctors, an out-of-the-box solution that requires no lab time and can be installed in minutes, according to the company. They are designed to work with existing braces and wires. Treatment is achieved through consistent application of gentle forces without patient compliance. According to the company, Forsus Correctors are fatigue-resistant to minimize breakage. With no external facebows or appliances to wear, the Correctors are designed to be patient-friendly and easy to keep clean.

3M Unitek
(800) 423-4588
3MUnitek.com



Great Lakes Orthodontics

Great Lakes Orthodontics Ltd, Tonawanda, NY, offers the Invisible Inman appliance, which uses NiTi coil springs to achieve up to 3 mm of continuous and controlled lingual-to-labial movement. A lingual component uses piston-like forces to move teeth. A labial acrylic shell works to control incisor alignment as teeth are pushed outward. The appliance has a clear labial component and a lingual wire framework, as well as a low, thin profile. The NiTi coil spring mechanism retracts for insertion and seating. A thin, flexible acrylic covering the posterior dentition is designed to enhance retention.

Great Lakes Orthodontics Ltd
(800) 828-7626
greatlakesortho.com



Accutech Orthodontic Lab

Accutech Orthodontic Lab Inc, Chesapeake, Va, offers the Hanks Telescoping Herbst® with short cantilever arms and a low profile that are designed to increase patient comfort. Its telescoping assembly will not bind or disengage, and its one-piece design is intended to facilitate insertion and activation. There is no distal extension to impinge on soft tissue, and its ball and socket assembly eliminates binding, allowing for unlimited lateral excursion, according to the company. Also, its telescoping rod and tube give the patient a full range of jaw function without bending, binding, breaking, or disengaging the assembly.

Accutech Orthodontic Lab Inc
(800) 734-7855
accutechortho.com



Ortho-Tain Inc

Ortho-Tain Inc, Winnetka, Ill, offers the Nite-Guide® preventive functional appliance used for the early treatment of the 5- to 7-year-old child. It is designed to prevent malocclusions such as overbite, overjet, crowding, rotations, spacing, cross-bites, abnormal molar relations, pseudo-Class III relations, most TMJ problems, gummy smiles, and some open-bites from developing. Patients wear the Nite-Guide while sleeping to guide permanent incisors into their ideal positions, and to prevent them from overerupting into an excessive overbite while encouraging mandibular growth to correct any excessive overjet. Adult fibers then develop to stabilize the teeth.

Ortho-Tain
(800) 541-6612
ortho-tain.com


Space Maintainers Laboratory

Space Maintainers Laboratory offers the Homeoblock appliance, which, according to the company, was designed to develop the patient’s naturally encoded dentofacial potential, and to help balance facial aesthetics while providing a stable, functioning occlusion.The appliance incorporates a “floating” base-plate with a unilateral bite block, a midline expansion screw, and specialized individual finger springs known as “flap springs” that work in concert to create cyclic, intermittent forces on the associated teeth during function. According to the company’s ongoing research, these forces are detected by mechanoreceptors on the cell surfaces of the periodontal and periosteal cells, which in turn initiate a series of cellular events that result in changes to vertical dimension. These changes may also affect the spatial relations of the contralateral teeth in that they now seek their new positions in the functional matrix.

Space Maintainers Laboratory
(800) 423-3270
appliancetherapy.com


ClassOne Orthodontics

ClassOne Orthodontics, a division of Ortho Organizers, Carlsbad, Calif, offers the Carriere® Distalizer™ Class II Correction Appliance. According to the company, the appliance can help shorten treatment time by up to 4 months. Before brackets or other appliances are placed, the Carriere Distalizer can deliver gentle and uniform force for distal molar movement with controlled rotation and tipping correction. It eliminates wire changes and the distorting collateral forces that appear with wire activation, and enables patients to be treated faster. Its aesthetic design is intended to increase patient compliance.

Ortho Organizers
(888) 851-0533
classoneortho.com


Forestadent USA

Forestadent USA, St Louis, offers the Frog adjustable appliance, which treats Class II malocclusions and is an alternative to extraction when the patient exhibits maxillary crowding. The appliance is designed to distalize the maxillary first molars without unwanted tipping. According to the company, each adjustment takes less than 1 minute and each turn of the screw delivers .4 mm of distalization. This functional appliance can be used for first-phase treatment or in combination with other fixed appliances later in treatment.

Forestadent USA
(800) 721-4940
forestadentusa.com



Comfort Solutions

Comfort Solutions, Langley, British Columbia, Canada, introduces soft caps that are designed from mouthguard material. They can be used with the Crossbow™ appliance, the Forsus™ EZ Module (Forsus Fatigue Resistant Device from 3M Unitek), Herbst screws, ceramic or metal brackets, the HTH appliance, the TP Flip Lock appliance, the MARA appliance, and transpalatal arches. The protective coverings are designed to bring instant relief and quick healing to intraoral ulcers caused by impinging appliances. They also provide comfort to patients who play musical instruments and provide protection to incisal edges that occlude against ceramic brackets. Comfort Solutions also offers a comfort cap designed specifically for orthodontic miniscrews. The caps are sized to fit the LOMAS miniscrew that is available from Mondeal and Raintree Essix, and are compatible with other similarly shaped miniscrew head designs.

Comfort Solutions
(604) 532-2078
comfortsolutions.ca


Distar LLC

Distar LLC, Albuquerque, NM, offers the Adjustable TheraSnore, which can be fit in an orthodontic practice with no need for labs, molds, or impressions. Three different arch sizes are available. According to the company, studies show the Adjustable TheraSnore is 93% effective in treating simple snoring and mild to moderate sleep apnea.

Distar LLC
(800) 477-6673
distar.com



Ortho Organizers

Ortho Organizers, Carlsbad, Calif, offers the Twin Force® Bite Correct Device for the correction of Class II and Class III malocclusions. The device is made using a continuous laser rotation welding process on joining components, and has nickel titanium springs that exert continual low forces designed to deliver predictable results. It is also suitable for both extraction and nonextraction cases and requires no patient cooperation.

Ortho Organizers
(888) 851-0533
OrthoOrganizers.com


Aqualizer by Jumar

Aqualizer by Jumar, Prescott, Ariz, offers The Aqualizer®, a premade, temporary, self-adjusting, TMJ/occlusion splint. The splint can be used for pain relief of acute TMJ/PDS symptoms, muscle “de-accommodation,” differential diagnosis, and bite registration. It is designed to equalize and axially orient posterior interocclusal forces. According to the company, the overall effect is to eliminate compensatory contraction or adjustment of the masticatory muscles, enabling those muscles to function in a less strained manner and to establish a less distorted skull-mandible relationship.

Aqualizer by Jumar
(800) 435-7863
aqualizer.com


AOA Labs

AOA Labs, Sturtevant, Wis, offers the MARA® (Mandibular Anterior Repositioning Appliance) Class II corrector. The appliance is attached to the patient’s first molars (or in very young patients, the deciduous second molars) with steel crowns. The upper “elbows” are removable; the lower “arms” are permanently attached, allowing the clinician to make adjustments for further bilateral or unilateral advancement in skeletal midline asymmetry cases. According to the company, patients generally adapt to the MARA in a few days.

AOA Labs
(800) 262-5221
aoalab.com


PAR Orthodontic Laboratory

PAR Orthodontic Laboratory, Laguna Niguel, Calif, offers the Tooth Positioner. Designed for use primarily as a retaining appliance after fixed treatment, the Tooth Positioner has been used to correct malocclusions with no previous appliance treatment. It has also been used to accomplish the following: settle teeth into desired cuspal relationships, close spaces (2 mm to 3 mm total in each arch), correct slight buccolingual discrepancies, produce an improved archform, achieve moderate rotations of anterior teeth, move teeth into improved axial inclinations, open or close the anterior bite, reposition the mandibular, treat TMJ dysfunction, control tooth eruption, and control muscle activity.

PAR Orthodontic Laboratory
(800) 237-8647 (from inside California) or (800) 237-0372 (from outside California)
parortholab.com



Myofunctional Research Co

Myofunctional Research Co, Coral Springs, Fla, offers the i-2™, which is designed to correct arch underdevelopment and jaw discrepancy during the early mixed dentition stage. It features a Frankel Cage for maxillary development (with offset class I incisor preset), high extended “reflex” sides to discourage anterior mandibular posture, a tongue-position elevator to raise tongue position in conjunction with the tongue tag used in the Pre-Orthodontic Trainer (T4K™), and an extended Lip Bumper to target an overactive mentalis area. The i-2 comes prefabricated in small, medium, and large-sized archforms. The outer layer is made from silicone designed to make it comfortable. The i-2 is also available with no Frankel Cage (i-2n™ no core), providing greater flexibility for more severe cases.

Myofunctional Research Co
(866) 550-4696
myoresearch.com/i-2



New England Orthodontic Laboratory

New England Orthodontic Laboratory, Wilmington, Mass, offers the Twin Block, which is made to gain Class II corrections by using two separate acrylic plates with occlusal pads cut at 70° angles that hold the lower arch in a forward position. The standard Twin Block gains its retention with Adams clasps on the maxillary first molars and first bicuspids, while the lower has Adams clasps on the first bicuspids and two to three ball clasps on the lower anterior teeth. The appliance’s two pieces allow free movement of the tongue and don’t impede on the patient’s speech. Typical treatment time with the Twin Block is 7 to 9 months, according to the company.

New England Orthodontic Laboratory
(800) 922-6354
neolab.com



Johns Dental Laboratories

Johns Dental Laboratories, Terre Haute, Ind, offers the Twin Block Technique, which incorporates the use of upper and lower bite blocks to reposition the mandible and redirect occlusal forces to achieve rapid correction of malocclusions. The bite blocks can be worn full-time, even while eating, and are indicated for Class II correction, bite opening or closing, arch expansion, and arch lengthening. The upper block includes an expansion screw for lateral development and occlusal pads to cover the molars. The lower appliance includes occlusal pads to cover the lower bicuspids. These appliances interface at 70° angles to lock in the desired forward position of the mandible.

Johns Dental Laboratories
(800) 457-0504
johnsdental.com



TP Orthodontics

TP Orthodontics Inc, La Porte, Ind, offers the Flip-Lock Herbst, which incorporates a Flip-Lock mechanism that eliminates pins, screws, and springs to facilitate activation. The low-profile ball-joint design allows a wide range of lateral mandibular movement. It also allows normal chewing, swallowing, speech, and breathing. According to the company, additional benefits include fewer required adjustments and shorter office visits. Each Flip-Lock Herbst is laser-welded to reduce breakage, and can be customized for individual cases, shortening treatment time by as much as 6 months. Appliances are available with or without a cantilever. The cantilever option reduces banding and provides a horizontal slot for brackets. Orthodontists can also buy hardware separately for in-house fabrication.

TP Orthodontics
(800) 348-8856
tportho.com



Specialty Appliances

Specialty Appliances, Cumming, Ga, offers the 4 Part MiniScope. According to the company, the appliance can increase the maximum incisal opening to 53 mm (size 16 mm), will not disengage in the mouth, and offers 40° of lateral movement. It works with any type of anchorage system, including bands, crowns, ROC crowns, and acrylic appliances. When used with the AppleCore® Screw, it increases lateral movement. The mechanism is located in the center of the upper first molars, which allows it to stay away from the coronoid process. The lower is placed in the second bicuspid area to help eliminate tissue irritation from the orbicularis oris muscle. The upper second bicuspids and lower first bicuspids can be bracketed, if desired.

Specialty Appliances
(800) 522-4636
specialtyappliances.com



OPA Inc

OPA Inc, Boca Raton, Fla, offers the OPA, a simple, economical, and effective tool for controlling vertical and anterio-posterior facial and dental change and preventing the development of excessive lower facial height and vertical maxillary excess. The device is prefabricated in four sizes—no impressions are needed—and it can be used prior to or with fixed appliances.

OPA Inc
(561) 901-0022
opainc.org