Functional appliances: Which one, When? Part 1 — Rationale for selection

Abstract

One current question is whether functional appliance therapy is capable of producing clinically significant changes in the human dento-facial complex under realistic treatment conditions. Another question is whether the different designs of functional appliances have differing modes of action, and, if so, how does the clinician select the one most appropriate for the requirements of the case in hand, and when?

Keywords

• functional appliances
• selection
• timing
• activator
• teuscher
• fränkel
• herbst
• bionators