CLINICAL IMPLICATION OF EXTRAORAL APPLIANCE

IN CRANIOFACIAL ORTHOPEDICS

- FOR POSTGRAGUATE PROSPESTIVES

Use of the extraoral forces to modify the growth has a long history dated from Kingsley
and Angle in the 19 th century.
Extraoral appliances or orthopedic appliances are used to modify the growth of maxilla
and mandible using extraoral forces.
They are appliances that provide a means of applying anterior, posterior or vertical
directed forces to the dentition and skeletal complex from an extra-oral source
There are essentially 3 alternatives for treating any skeletal malocclusion –
• Growth modification
• Dental camouflage
• Orthognathic surgery
•
Growth modification should be opted wherever applicable because this precludes the
need for both tooth extraction and surgery.
Growth modification can be done by orthopedic appliances, functional appliances and
inter arch elastics traction.

This workshop will be discussing and demonstration of the clinical implication of

extraoral appliance as used in day to day practice and fear for the postgraduates for using
them.