Silvestri A, Spagnuolo A, Sciarretta M G
Mondo Ortod. 1989 Sep-Oct;14(5):647-62.
Frankel's Fr is an activator particularly suitable in malocclusions of II/1 Class in the age of growth. Such device can be also utilized in combination with the fixed multibands therapy in such a way as to connect the effects of the morphofunctional modifications, gettable with activator during the growth of the (effects) maxillary-mandibolar set, to orthodontic ones, of the fixed equipment employed in a successive stage for the perfecting of occlusive connection. For this reason the AA. analyze the applications of Frankel's FR in the treatment of the II/1 Classe in the age of growth. The Authors present three clinical cases, the first is resolved through functional therapy with Frankel's FR, while in the second and third cases at first is made use of functional therapy with FR and afterwards is made use of multi-bands therapy according to Edgewise's technique.
弗兰克尔矫治器（Frankel's Fr）是一种特别适用于生长发育期Ⅱ/1类错牙合畸形的矫治器。这种装置也可与固定多带环矫治联合使用，以便将上颌-下颌骨在生长过程中使用矫治器可获得的形态功能改变的效果，与后续阶段用于完善咬合关系的固定矫治器的正畸效果相结合。因此，作者分析了弗兰克尔矫治器（Frankel's FR）在生长发育期Ⅱ/1类错牙合畸形治疗中的应用。作者展示了三个临床病例，第一个通过使用弗兰克尔矫治器（Frankel's FR）进行功能矫治得以解决，而在第二和第三个病例中，起初采用弗兰克尔矫治器（FR）进行功能矫治，之后采用方丝弓技术进行多带环矫治。
