title: Alternative lightwire functionals (ALF).
abstract: The ALF appliance represents a major innovation in TMD and orthopedic/orthodontic therapy. Thanks to the genius and perseverance of Dr. Darick Nordstrom and laboratory technician Heather Ashton, the ALF appliances are custom designed and capable of correcting not only the various types of malocclusion but also cranial base and cranial distortions present in the chronic pain, TMD type patient.
authors.affiliation: Luxembourg Medical/Dental Center, Langhorne, Pennsylvania 19047, USA.
authors.forename: G H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ashton
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003766:Dental Occlusion; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000628:therapy*; D016382:Orthodontic Appliance Design; D017289:Orthodontic Appliances, Functional; D009969:Orthodontic Wires; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective / Q000379:methods*; D011187:Posture; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000628:therapy*