The Herbst appliance –first presented to the dental community in 1909is a traditional fixed bite-jumping device aiming at skeletal and/or dentoalveolar correction of class II malocclusions. It is especially indicated in the permanent dentition at or just after the pubertal peak of growth (Pancherz, 1997). An upper age limit for successful treatment with the Herbst device is difficult to define ...

This study evaluated histologically the temporomandibular joint and posterior ramal regions in juvenile Rhesus monkeys whose mandibles had been positioned forward with a Herbst appliance. Acrylic splint Herbst appliances were bonded to the maxillary and mandibular dental arches of 20 male juvenile animals. The animals were killed at 3-, 6-, 12-, and 24-week intervals after appliance placement. ...

AIMS To assess the effects of two-phase treatment with the Herbst and the preadjusted edgewise appliances on upper airway dimensions and to investigate the correlation between changes in the upper airway dimensions and skeletal morphologies. METHODS A total of 27 Chinese male adolescents aged 12.8 ± 1.3 years were selected. Lateral cephalograms were collected to assess the skeletal morphology...

Twenty-four patients who failed uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) had an adjustable oral (Herbst) appliance made to treat the persistent apnea. Six patients discontinued the device prior to sleep evaluation. Eighteen patients had polysomnographic evaluations at baseline, post-UPPP, and with the Herbst appliance in place. The apnea-hypopnea index baseline (AHI) a...

In 1970, Herbst and colleagues reported an unprecedented finding; they had diagnosed a rare vaginal cancer (vaginal clear-cell adenocarcinoma) in seven young women, a cancer that had never before been seen in this age group in this hospital (Herbst and Scully, 1970). The following year, these authors published the startling finding that seven of the eight cases (one more had been identified), b...

The purpose of this systematic review was to evaluate the effect of Herbst appliance therapy on temporomandibular joint (TMJ) morphology, with special reference to glenoid fossa remodeling, condylar remodeling, condylar position, and articular disc position. Publications of controlled trials of Herbst treatment of Class II patients using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computerized tomography...

The purpose of this study was to compare the clinical performance of a resin-modified, self-cured glass ionomer adhesive for bonding cast splint Herbst appliances to that of a conventional composite resin in a split-mouth design. Ten patients (six females and four males) with cast splint Herbst appliances were followed for a mean period of 791 months. The performance of 40 cobalt-chromium cast ...

INTRODUCTION Sagittal mandible deficiency is the most common cause of skeletal Class II malocclusion. Treatment objective is to stimulate sagittal mandible growth. Fixed functional Herbst appliance use is beneficial for shortening the time required for treatment and does not depend on patient compliance. CASE OUTLINE A 13-year-old girl was referred to the Clinic of Orthodontics, School of Den...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this retrospective pilot study was to analyze and compare the short-term and long-term changes of Herbst treatment in Class II division 1 subjects of the retrognathic and prognathic facial type. MATERIALS AND METHODS The subject material comprised 10 retrognathic (mean SNA = 74.5 degrees, SNB = 70.4 degrees, ML/NSL = 41.1 degrees) and 16 prognathic (mean SNA = 86.7 degree...