Available in 3D Printing?
- Yes
Arch Options
- Upper
Design Options
- Vertical Habit Crib
- Flat Habit Crib
- Rake Habit Crib
- Habit Crib with Bluegrass
Use the Vertical Habit appliance on the upper arch to restrain the tongue from excessive anterior movement or thumb sucking. A .040-inch support archwire is soldered to bands on the first molars.
A vertical “cage” extends just behind the lower anteriors to prevent thumb sucking and tongue thrusting.
There are 48 activations on the standard RPE; each activation is equal to 1/4 millimeter.
Specialty Appliances™ carries most manufacturers' screws. They include Leone, Dentaurum, Forestadent, Super Screw, and Summit.
Specialty Appliances™ was the inventor of the RES (Ratcheting Expansion Screw). We also offer the Dentaurum "Click", and the Forestadent "Snap-Lock".
The Dentaurum MiniPalex Screw (also known as the Variety) is the most commonly-used expansion screw.
It has 12 millimeters of expansion capability and is half the size of the traditional RPE screws.
The Rapid Molar Distalizer has proven to be a very effective distalizing appliance. The distalization is controlled by the expansion screws in 1/4 millimeter increments.
The standard cage-style thumb habit works on most patients. We also make the rake style for the determined thumb habit patients.
We use the vertical habit cage with a pearl in the vault of the palate. This will stop the tongue habit and also retrain the tongue.
At Specialty Appliances™, we fit bands, crowns, and ROC "Removed Occlusal Crowns" on about 60% of all the metal appliances we construct. This saves time for the doctors and staff.
The Lower Fixed Expander is the most commonly used lower expansion appliance. The Quad Helix, Frozat, and J.I. Williams expander are frequently requested as well.
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