A safety adaptation to Interlandi headgear.

P. A. Mossey, J. F. Hodgkins, P. Williams

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Abstract

Extra-oral traction (E.O.T.) to a facebow is used with many types of removable, functional, and fixed orthodontic appliances. A versatile and popular method involves the elastic force being provided by an Interlandi headgear. The facebow, which is of necessity removable, can be displaced from its intra-oral attachments (whilst still connected to the headgear by the elastics) and may result in personal injury. This paper describes a suitable simply made device that can be incorporated to prevent facebow dislodgement, thereby improving safety.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)131-133
Number of pages3
JournalBritish Journal of Orthodontics
Volume18
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 1991

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Medicine

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