Holding, Space Maintenance & Habit
Bluegrass Appliance
Habit appliance with a roller on a palatal bar the tongue plays with instead of the thumb. Gentler than a crib, and no sharp edges.
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Holding, Space Maintenance & Habit
Lip Bumper
Arch length from the lip, not the drill.
3D bands available
Printed bands. Same appliance.
Send a scan instead of impressions and the bands are laser sintered to fit from the file, with the rest of the appliance built as usual. No separators, no band-fitting appointment, and the bands seat first time.
Fixed · Scan or impression
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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.
Download the Rx form or call 866-437-4361.
A heavy wire runs from molar tubes around the lower arch with an acrylic or plastic bumper in front of the incisors. It removes lip pressure from the anterior teeth and transfers it to the molars, which upright and drift distally. Often the difference between an extraction case and a non-extraction case.
Commonly prescribed for
- Lower arch crowding in the mixed dentition
- Molar uprighting and anchorage
Construction and adjustment
- Construction
- Molar bands with buccal tubes, removable bumper wire
You specify
- Acrylic or shield bumper
- Bands or bonded tubes
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