Functional Orthodontic Appliances course for Dental Practice
This session describes how functional orthodontic appliances work and when their use is indicated. There is a particular emphasis on the Twin Block design.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this session you will be able to:
- List the indications of when functional orthodontic appliances should be used
- Describe the mechanism of action of functional orthodontic appliances
- Describe the types of functional appliances in current use
- Describe the main features of the Twin Block appliance
The purpose of functional appliances is to alter the antero-posterior relationship of the upper and lower dental arches.
Before commencing this session you should have completed the following e-Den sessions in Module 7 Management of the Developing Dentition/Normal Facial Growth and Dental Development:
- Mechanisms of Early Normal Growth of the Craniofacial Skeleton (141-0275)
- Growth Patterns and Variations: Measurement and Growth Prediction (141-0276)
Joanne Collins BDS (Hons) NUI MFDS RCS(Ed) MSc(ULond) MOrth(Eng) is presently undertaking a Fixed Term Training Appointment in Orthodontics at the Eastman Dental Hospital, University College London Hospitals NHS Trust and Kingston Hospital NHS Trust.
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