Functional Appliances
Sunday delivers orthodontist-designed Twin Blocks and mandibular advancement aligners built for precise growth modification.
Growth Modification Through Precision Digital Design
Functional appliance success depends on timing, biomechanics, and accurate digital execution — not appliance choice alone. Digital design enables precise skeletal analysis, predictable mandibular advancement, and reproducible clinical outcomes throughout growth phases.
Why Go Digital for Functional Appliances
Digital workflows allow for exact construction bite setup and biomechanical planning based on individual skeletal patterns and growth potential.
Rapid production and the ability to reprint appliances during active growth phases ensure continuous treatment progress without delays.
Reduce unwanted dental compensation and enhance skeletal correction through precise control of angulation, thickness, and force vectors.
Digital fabrication eliminates lab variability and ensures reproducible, high-quality appliances across all cases.
Digitally Designed Twin Blocks
Twin Blocks remain a gold standard for Class II growth modification when timed correctly. Their proven effectiveness in mandibular advancement is enhanced significantly through digital design and fabrication.
Digital Twin Blocks maintain the appliance's core biomechanical principles while adding precision and reproducibility previously unattainable with conventional laboratory methods.
Digital Advantages:
- Precise construction bite setup based on skeletal analysis and growth prediction
- Controlled block angulation for optimal mandibular repositioning
- Customizable thickness and coverage adapted to vertical dimension requirements
- Optional expansion integration for transverse correction when indicated
- Reproducible design for replacements during growth spurts
Mandibular Advancement with Aligners
Mandibular advancement aligners represent a contemporary approach to functional appliance therapy, combining growth modification with simultaneous alignment in selected growing patients.
Controlled incremental mandibular advancement integrated into aligner stages, allowing for gradual skeletal adaptation and improved patient compliance.
Address dental alignment and skeletal discrepancy concurrently, reducing overall treatment time and improving efficiency.
Superior management of vertical dimension in hyperdivergent cases compared to traditional functional appliances, with precise control of molar extrusion.
Aesthetic, comfortable, and removable design increases compliance, particularly in adolescent patients concerned with appearance.
Digital Workflow for Functional Appliances
Comprehensive analysis of skeletal pattern, growth stage, and functional objectives using digital records and cephalometric assessment.
Precise virtual positioning of the mandible based on advancement goals, vertical control requirements, and individual biomechanical considerations.
Custom design of functional appliance incorporating clinician preferences, biomechanical requirements, and patient-specific anatomical features.
Final verification and generation of manufacturing files for 3D printing or milling, ensuring accurate fabrication and optimal fit.
Fully Customized to Your Clinical Philosophy
Every appliance is orthodontist-designed and adapted to your specific clinical approach. Digital design doesn't mean generic solutions — it means precision execution of your growth modification strategy.
We adapt every functional appliance to your:
- Growth philosophy and advancement protocol
- Preferred advancement strategy and timing
- Vertical control objectives
- Appliance design preferences
Functional Appliance Clinical Preferences Form
Our detailed preferences form captures your clinical approach to growth modification, ensuring every appliance reflects your treatment philosophy and biomechanical objectives.
This customization extends to construction bite parameters, block design specifications, retention features, and vertical control elements.
Clinical & Practice Benefits
Digital precision reduces variability and improves treatment outcomes through accurate biomechanical planning and consistent appliance fabrication.
Properly designed and fitting functional appliances minimize adjustment appointments and emergency visits, streamlining clinical workflow.
Less time managing appliance issues means more time for patient education, monitoring growth, and building lasting relationships.
Precision, Timing, and Biomechanical Discipline
Growth modification requires more than appliance selection — it demands precise diagnosis, optimal timing, and disciplined biomechanical execution. Digital design provides the tools to achieve these requirements consistently.
Whether you prefer Twin Blocks, mandibular advancement aligners, or other functional appliances, digital workflows enhance your clinical capabilities and improve patient outcomes.
We invite you to try one digitally designed functional appliance case and experience the difference precision digital design makes in growth modification outcomes.