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The Twin Block Appliance for the Correction of Class II Malocclusion

From Volume 32, Issue 3, April 2005 | Pages 158-168

Authors

Daljit Gill

BDS(Hons), BSc(Hons), MSc, FDS RCS, MOrth RCS, FDS(Orth) RCS(Eng), FHEA

Locum Consultant Orthodontist, The Royal London, Oxford Radcliffeand Stoke Mandeville Hospitals

Articles by Daljit Gill

Ashvin Sharma

BDS, MSc, MFDS, MOrth, MOrth RCS

Part-time clinical lecturer, The Royal London Hospital and in private practice

Articles by Ashvin Sharma

Farhad Naini

BDS, FDS RCS, MSc, MOrth, FDSOrth RCS

Consultant Orthodontist, Kingston Hospital and St George's Hospital

Articles by Farhad Naini

Steven Jones

MSc, BDS, LDS RCS, FDS RCS(Edin), FDS RCPS(Glasg), FDS RCS(Eng)

Consultant/Honorary Senior Lecturer in Orthodontics, Eastman Dental, Hospital (UCL Hospitals NHS Trust)

Articles by Steven Jones

Abstract

A number of treatment approaches are available for the management of Class II malocclusion. Functional appliances are commonly used for the management of mandibular retrognathia in growing subjects. The twin block appliance is the most popular functional appliance in use within the United Kingdom. The aim of this article is to review the clinical management of the twin block appliance and to discuss some of the hard and soft tissue changes that accompany treatment with this appliance.

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