Dorsal
Dorsal
Two independent arches with acrylic dorsal fins engaging upper ramps, adjusted by screws in the upper acrylic.
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Dorsal
Dave's Dorsal (DD)
The Double D — David Gergen's dorsal, designed with Cory Carmen of Leone and built in hard processed acrylic to be very hard to break.
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Scan or impressions, a bite where the design needs one, and a signed prescription. If anything on the Rx is left open, a technician calls your practice before the case is started.
Dave's Dorsal "DD" is a trademark of Gergen's Orthodontic Lab. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
David Gergen designed this one with Cory Carmen of Leone, aiming for a dorsal that would hold up the way a Herbst does. It is fabricated out of hard processed acrylic for strength and durability, and breakage is the problem it was built to solve.
In the lab's own words, this is the best dorsal appliance to hit the market. It is the design we reach for when a patient has already broken something, or when you know from the outset that the appliance is going to take a beating.
Construction and adjustment
- Designed by
- David Gergen with Cory Carmen of Leone
- Material
- Hard processed acrylic, for strength and durability
- Mechanism
- Dorsal fin design, in the pattern of a Herbst-level result
- Records
- Upper and lower arches, plus a construction bite at the protrusive position
You specify
- Hard processed acrylic
- Anterior hooks for elastics: yes or no
- Starting advancement and titration range
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