title: A safety adaptation to Interlandi headgear.
abstract: Extra-oral traction (E.O.T.) to a facebow is used with many types of removable, functional, and fixed orthodontic appliances. A versatile and popular method involves the elastic force being provided by an Interlandi headgear. The facebow, which is of necessity removable, can be displaced from its intra-oral attachments (whilst still connected to the headgear by the elastics) and may result in personal injury. This paper describes a suitable simply made device that can be incorporated to prevent facebow dislodgement, thereby improving safety.
authors.affiliation: Orthodontic Department, Glasgow Dental Hospital & School.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Mossey
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Hodgkins
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D000056:Accident Prevention; D004867:Equipment Design; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005115:Extraoral Traction Appliances; D006801:Humans; D009757:Nylons; D009967:Orthodontic Appliances; D009969:Orthodontic Wires; D012408:Rubber; D012449:Safety
chemical_list: D009757:Nylons; D012408:Rubber