APPLIANCE DESIGN

Appliances should be simple, of minimal bulk and adequate strength. It is a

mistake to try to undertake a large number of tooth movements with a single appliance.

COMMONLY USED APPLIANCE DESIGNS

Median diastema
Active components: finger springs on 1 1 (0.6 mm).

Retention: adams clasps on 6 6 (0.7 mm).

Anchorage: reciprocal.

Baseplate: simple.

Create space for incisors

Active components: finger springs on 2 2 (0.6 mm).

Retention: adams clasps on 64 46 (0.7 mm).

Anchorage: reciprocal.

Baseplate: simple.

Retraction of canines
A-
Active components: guarded finger springs on 3 3 (0.5
mm).

Retention: adams clasps on 6 6 (0.7 mm)

fitted labial arch 1 1 (0.7 mm).

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Anchorage: provided by all the teeth which are clasped and contacted by
the baseplate.

Baseplate: an anterior bite plane is usually necessary to relieve occlusal

interference and reduce the overbite if deep.

B-
Active components: modified buccal canine retractor on 3 3 (0.7 mm).

Retention: adams clasps on 6 6 (0.7 mm).

Anchorage: provided by all the teeth which are clasped and contacted by
the baseplate.

Baseplate: an anterior bite plane is

usually necessary to relieve
occlusal interference and
reduce the overbite if deep.

Distal movement of molars

A-

Active components: screw with the long axis parallel to the line of the arch.

Retention: adams clasps on 6 6 (0.7 mm)

fitted labial arch on 1 1 (0.7 mm).

Anchorage: Simple

Baseplate: should be split and an

anterior bite plane may be
used to clear the occlusion.

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 B-

Active components: finger spring on 6 (0.7

mm).

Retention: adams clasps on 4 46 (0.7

mm)

fitted labial arch on 1 1 (0.7 mm).

Anchorage: Simple

Baseplate: anterior bite plane may be used to clear the occlusion.

To retract canine and reduce small overjet

Active components: reverse Hawley arch 4 – 4 (0.7
mm).

finger springs on 3 3 (0.6 mm).

Retention: adams clasps on 6 6 (0.7 mm).

Anchorage: provided by the teeth which are

clasped and contacted by the
baseplate.

Baseplate: anterior bite plane to reduce overbite.

Retraction of upper incisors

Active components: Roberts retractor (0.7 mm).

Retention: adams clasps on 6 6 (0.7 mm).

Anchorage: provided by the teeth which are

clasped and contacted by the
baseplate.

Baseplate: anterior bite plane to reduce the overbite.

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 Palatal movement of a canine
Active components: modified buccal canine retractor on 3.

Retention: adams clasps on 6 6 (0.7 mm).

fitted labial arch on 1 1 (0.7

mm).

Anchorage: simple.

Baseplate: simple.

Buccal movement of premolars

Active components: T spring on 4 .

Retention: adams clasps on 6 46 (0.7

mm).

Anchorage: Simple

Baseplate: posterior bite plane.

Upper arch expansion

Active components: mid palatal screw

Retention: adams clasps on 64 46 (0.7

mm).

Anchorage: reciprocal

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 Baseplate: cut away from the incisors and split in the midline with
posterior bite plane.

Retraction of lower canines

Active components: buccal canine
retractor on 3

Retention: adams clasps on 6 6 (0.7

mm).

Anchorage: Simple

Baseplate: simple.

Distal movement of lower molars

Active components: screw.

Retention: adams clasps on 64 46 (0.7

mm).

Anchorage: Simple

Baseplate: split at the screw.

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 Rotated incisor
Active components: Hawley arch (0.7 mm)

Z spring 1 (0.5 mm).

Retention: adams clasp on 64 46 (0.7

mm).

Anchorage: all other teeth.

Baseplate: simple.

Instanding incisor
A-
Active components: Z spring on 2 (0.5
mm).

Retention: adams clasps on 64 46 (0.7

mm).

Anchorage: Simple.

Baseplate: posterior bite plane.

B-
Active components: Z spring on 2 (0.5
mm).

Retention: adams clasps on 6 6 (0.7

mm).

fitted labial arch 21 (0.7

mm).

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 Anchorage: Simple.

Baseplate: posterior bite plane.

Proclination of incisors
A-
Active components: double Z spring on 21 12
(0.5 mm).

Retention: adams clasps on 64 46 (0.7

mm).

Anchorage: Simple.

Baseplate: posterior bite plane in case of crossbite.

B-
Active components: screw.

Retention: adams clasps on 6 6 (0.7 mm)

fitted labial arch on 1 1 (0.7

mm).

Anchorage: Simple.

Baseplate: posterior bite plane in case of crossbite.