OBJECTIVE To assess the types and frequencies of clinical complications experienced when using a modified lingual Herbst appliance and to compare these with those associated with conventional Herbst appliances reported in the literature. METHODS Treatment records for 35 consecutive subjects treated during the observation period from October 2013 to August 2014 who received a combination of a ...

This article describes one variation in Herbst appliance design--the acrylic splint Herbst. Topics discussed include early fixed appliance treatment before Herbst therapy, impression taking, bite registration, and evaluation of appliance fabrication. The specifics of appliance delivery, including bonding of the maxillary appliance when indicated, are also discussed as are the techniques of appl...

Herbst corpuscles are widely distributed throughout the oropharynx of the ostrich and emu in contrast to the general situation in birds. Knowledge of the comparative distribution of Herbst corpuscles in the oropharynx of these two commercially important ratite species may assist in a better understanding of their feeding habits. Tissue sections representing all parts of the oropharynx of five o...

In 138 successfully treated Class II division 1 patients (40 Activator and 98 Herbst) effective temporomandibular joint (TMJ) growth changes (a summation of condylar remodelling, glenoid fossa remodelling, and condylar position changes within the fossa), and their influence on the position of the chin and the rotation of the mandible were analysed retrospectively. Lateral head films in habitual...

The aim of this study was to assess to what extent adult Herbst treatment is an alternative to orthognathic surgery by comparing the dentoskeletal treatment effects in 46 adult Class II Division 1 subjects treated with a combined orthodontic-orthognathic surgery approach (mandibular sagittal split osteotomy without genioplasty) and 23 adult Class II Division 1 subjects treated with the Herbst a...

Objective: To assess and compare the type of complications during Herbst treatment with Cantilever Bite Jumper (CBJ) and removable mandibular splint. Methods: Twenty one consecutive Herbst patients treated with the CBJ were compared with twenty one consecutively treated Herbst patients with stainless steel crowns on the maxillary first molars and a removable mandibular acrylic splint. The initi...

INTRODUCTION The crown Herbst appliance was introduced in the late 1980s because of shortcomings of the banded Herbst. In edgewise Herbst treatment, a fixed appliance is used with the crown Herbst to maximize the skeletal effects of treatment. Treatment response to the edgewise Herbst appliance has not been reported in the literature. Our objective was to investigate skeletal and dental changes...

BACKGROUND The traditional Herbst appliance induces mandibular incisor proclination independent of the anchorage system used. The dental effects of the Herbst appliance as an element of a completely customized lingual orthodontic (LO) appliance (Incognito, 3 M) has not been analyzed yet and the aim of this paper was to measure the effect of mandibular incisor proclination using this Herbst-LO d...

In growing patients, it is possible to correct a second class skeletal mandibular retrusion with functional orthodontic appliances. We have viewed 1982-2016 PubMed articles to compare, in terms of compliance, timing, dental effects, and skeletal profilometric changes Twin block and Herbst appliances. The dental and skeletal effects are the same, but the Herbst unlike the Twin Block presents a r...

Debra Galvan Nordstrom, COTA, is employed al Health South Rehabilitation Hospital, Humble, Texas. (Mailing address: 14545 Bammel NOrlh HouSLOn Road, Apt. 901, HouSLOn, Texas 77014) Gastroesophageal reflux (GER) is a disorder that affects many infants. GER is a malfunc­ tion of the distal esophageal sphincter that causes frequent return of stomach contents into the esophagus (Herbst, 1981). If u...