Use of removable appliances as an adjunct to fixed appliance therapy.
Although a fixed appliance may ultimately be required to correct a malocclusion, the author gives examples of how the use of a removable appliance initially could simplify the treatment. A removable appliance enables the benefits of growth and development that are occurring in young patients to be enlisted in the treatment, and thereby reduces the overall treatment time.
Turner
P J
PJ
Department of Orthodontics, South Warwickshire Hospital, England.
D003481:Cuspid; D006801:Humans; D008312:Malocclusion, Angle Class II / Q000628:therapy*; D009968:Orthodontic Appliances, Removable; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective / Q000379:methods*; D014079:Tooth Eruption, Ectopic / Q000628:therapy; D014081:Tooth Extraction; D014087:Tooth Movement Techniques / Q000379:methods