Displacement of the Mandibular Condyles Immediately after Herbst Appliance Insertion - 3D Assessment

Treatment of Mandibular Retrognathism with the Herbst Appliance

The first attempt at stimulating growth of the mandible in therapy of distal bite Class II/1 was initiated by Kingsley in 1877. The method described as “jumping the bite” is still applied today according to the principle of functional bimaxillary appliances such as for example activator, bionator, function regulator (1-3) and others, whereby the mandible is brought into the anterior position by...

Troubleshooting the Herbst appliance.

Morphological changes of condyles and Helkimo clinical dysfunction index in patients treated with Herbst--orthodontic appliance.

This study evaluated the morphological changes in the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) condyles and calculated the Helkimo clinical dysfunction index (CDI) in adolescents with Class II Division 1 malocclusion and mandibular retrognathism treated with the Herbst appliance (phase I) and fixed orthodontic appliances (phase II). Thirty-two consecutive adolescents underwent phase I, and 23 completed ph...

Effects of headgear Herbst and mandibular step-by-step advancement versus conventional Herbst appliance and maximal jumping of the mandible.

The aims of this study were to compare dental and skeletal treatment changes in Class II division 1 malocclusions with two modes of maxillary control and two modes of bite-jumping. The subjects comprised Chinese children with severe Class II division 1 malocclusions, i.e. 21 consecutive subjects (13.4 +/- 1.4 years) treated with a headgear Herbst appliance and step-by-step advancement (HHSSA) o...

Complications during Herbst appliance treatment.