1Professor & Head of Department, Sree Balaji Dental College & Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education & Research, Chennai, India
2Post Graduate Student, Sree Balaji Dental College & Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education & Research, Chennai, India
Functional appliances and technique evolved during the 20 thcentury from the early night time appliances to increased day time wear, and finally to full time wear with the Twin
Block. Scientific evidence is now available from improved techniques to investigate growth modification in functional therapy, and the potential of functional forces to modify bone growth. A new paradigm for successful treatment presents a philosophical challenge to combine the benefits of orthodontic and orthopedic techniques and to extend our horizons in the treatment of malocclusion that requires dental and skeletal correction.
Twin Block appliances are simple bite blocks that are designed for full-time wear.
Twin block, Malocclusion, Temporomandibular, Cephalometrics
