Removable Functional Appliances- A Review

Functional appliances have been used since the nineteenth century.By using functional appliances in conjunction with fixed appliances and extra-oral forces, best possible results for a patient can be accomplished with less possibility of problems and greater long-term stability, a stability that depends on the balance of teeth, bone and muscle achieved during the treatment. An update review on Removable Functional Appliances and philosophy behind their modus operandi is presented in this book. Various Functional appliances like Activator, Bionator, Twin Block, Frankel Regulator are discussed with illustrations. An additional Chapter on latest Magnetic Functional Appliances will be of immense interest for readers. This book will provide Clinical Orthodontists with Secrets of Manipulation and Construction of various Functional Appliances. An updated review on this subject is presented for benefit of postgraduate students.

Dr. Sumit Kumar Yadav (Ex- Senior Resident, PGIMER-Chandigarh) is working as Senior Lecturer in Department of Orthodontics at Adesh Institute of Dental Sciences and Research, Bathinda, Punjab, India. Dr. Achla Bharti Yadav is presently working as Assistant Professor in Department of Oral Pathology at Govt. Dental College, Rohtak, Haryana, India.