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Bionator I (to Open):

Bionator IA removable appliance for the treatment of a Class II malocclusion with a deep bite where eruption of the posterior teeth is desired in addition to orthopedic change in growing patients. The mandible is held in the desired advanced position.

An incisal cap is utilized on the mandibular anteriors with an opposing bite surface for the maxillary anteriors to prevent any undesirable eruption. The posterior acrylic is trimmed to guide eruption of the posterior teeth.

The lab requires maxillary and mandibular models and a construction bite reflecting an edge to edge relationship in the anterior teeth with a 3 mm anterior opening.

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Bionator II (to Close):

A removable appliance for the treatment of a Class II malocclusion with an open bite where the eruption of the anterior teeth is desired in addition to orthopedic change in growing patients. The mandible is held in the desired advanced position.

A posterior bite surface is utilized to prevent the eruption of the posterior teeth while the acrylic in the anterior region is relieved to allow for free eruption of the anterior teeth.

The lab requires maxillary and mandibular models and a construction bite reflecting an edge to edge relationship with a 3 mm posterior opening.

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Bionator III (to Maintain):

A removable appliance for the treatment of a Class II malocclusion where orthopedic change with no vertical eruption is desired in growing patients. The mandible is held in the desired advanced position.

The incisal cap from the Bionator I is utilized to prevent eruption of the anterior teeth in conjunction with the posterior bite surface from the Bionator II to prevent eruption of the posterior teeth.

The lab requires maxillary and mandibular models and a construction bite reflecting an edge to edge relationship and at least 3 mm of opening all around.

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Teuscher Activator:

Teuscher ActivatorA removable appliance for the treatment of a Class II malocclusion to be used in conjunction with headgear. Full maxillary and mandibular indexing is provided to maximize the headgear's effectiveness.

Wire torquing springs are placed on the maxillary incisors and a lip pad extends from the mandibular portion to restrict undesirable muscle forces. Headgear tubes are placed as desired, usually in the bicuspid/first molar region.

The lab requires maxillary and mandibular models and a bite registration reflecting an edge to edge relationship with 8mm of posterior opening.

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Fränkel II:

Frankel IIUsed in growing patients exhibiting Class I or Class II, the Fränkel II utilizes buccal shields and lip pads to restrict undesirable muscle forces while accomplishing transverse and vertical development.

The designs allows for additional advancement of the mandibular portion by segmenting the buccal shields or optional expansion screws can be added for this purpose thus eliminating the need for an additional lab procedure in the future. The lab requires maxillary and mandibular models and a bite registration reflecting the desired position of the mandible with 3mm of posterior opening.

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