Bionator Appliance

Bionator Appliance at Rehan Dental Surgery

Bionator Appliance was also loose fitting which allowed children to speak normally immediately compared to the activator appliance which took a long time for patients to get adjusted to their pronunciation. Dentists believed that any abnormal activity of the tongue could lead to deformation of the dental arches and mandibular growth. Thus dentists believed that the equilibrium between the tongue and the circumoral muscles was responsible for any normal and abnormal malocclusions.

This appliance Bionator Appliance is an Orthodontic functional appliance that does not take make allowances for facial pattern and growth direction like the activator does. It is believed that high construction bite could impair tongue function and the patient can develop tongue thrust habit. Myotatic reflex activity with isotonic muscle contraction is stimulated and this loose appliance works with kinetic energy, just like the activator appliance. Bionator focuses on the tongue and the Frankel appliance focuses on the neuromuscular component of the mouth.

Standard Bionator Appliance

The standard appliance and Retainers were used for the treatment of Class II division I correcting the backward position of the tongue. It was also used for the treatment of narrow dental arches of Class I to stimulate tongue function and increase the volume or mass of the tongue and achieve lip closure.

Open Bite Bionator Appliance

This appliance is constructed to correct the abnormal position of the tongue. Thus, the palatal and vestibular wires are the same as the traditional appliances. The labial bow is placed at the height of the correct lip closure to stimulate the lip to achieve a competent seal. The construction bite is as low as possible.