title: Combining functional appliances in the straightwire system.
abstract: The Trainer for Braces (T4B) helps speed up fixed appliance therapy, by derotating teeth and pushing them into the line of the arch. It also aids treatment stability by reducing the influence of undesirable myo-functional habits and retraining the oral musculature. I issue a T4B to all my patients on the day of bracket placement. I have noticed a 30% reduction in treatment times for those patients who wear the T4B as directed.
authors.affiliation: Braced@bracesforall.com.au
authors.forename: Derek
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mahony
mesh_terms: D002012:Bruxism / Q000517:prevention & control; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000628:therapy*; D020247:Myofunctional Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017289:Orthodontic Appliances, Functional; D016910:Orthodontic Brackets; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective / Q000295:instrumentation*