Authors :
Dr. Jibin Joy; Dr. Asjad Nizar; Dr. Harikrishnan; Dr. Anil Kumar; Dr. Sheethal
Volume/Issue :
Volume 8 - 2023, Issue 2 - February
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7638074
Abstract :
Transverse malocclusions are always subjected
to early intervention and treatment, since growth tends to
seize first in the transverse direction. Many appliances
which have come up for expansion of the maxillary arch
especially due to the requirement for expansion in cleft lip
and palate patients. Expansion in maxillary arch can be
done with various appliances like Quadhelix, W arch,
NiTi palatal expander, hyrax appliance and so on. When
it comes to the mandibular arch, the concept of expansion
isn’t similar to that of the upper arch. This is due to the
absence of sutures and light slow continuous forces are
required for expansion of mandibular arches, where
TransForce lingual expander was one such appliance.
Keywords :
Mandibular Arch Expansion, Transforce Appliance, Arch Development.
Transverse malocclusions are always subjected
to early intervention and treatment, since growth tends to
seize first in the transverse direction. Many appliances
which have come up for expansion of the maxillary arch
especially due to the requirement for expansion in cleft lip
and palate patients. Expansion in maxillary arch can be
done with various appliances like Quadhelix, W arch,
NiTi palatal expander, hyrax appliance and so on. When
it comes to the mandibular arch, the concept of expansion
isn’t similar to that of the upper arch. This is due to the
absence of sutures and light slow continuous forces are
required for expansion of mandibular arches, where
TransForce lingual expander was one such appliance.
Keywords :
Mandibular Arch Expansion, Transforce Appliance, Arch Development.