In Frankel appliances, the pad aims to reposition which jaw?

In Frankel appliances, the pad aims to reposition which jaw?

• A. Maxilla
• B. Tongue
• C. Hyoid Bone
• D. Mandible

Answer: (D)

Frankel functional appliances work by altering the soft-tissue environment around the teeth to release abnormal muscular pressures and guide jaw posture. The pads are placed to push the cheek and lip muscles away from the teeth, reducing their forward or restrictive influence and allowing the mandible to assume a more forward, harmonized position. The goal is to reposition the mandible, especially in growing patients with a retrusive mandible, rather than directly repositioning the maxilla, tongue, or hyoid bone. So the pad’s primary purpose is to facilitate forward movement of the mandible.

Frankel functional appliances work by altering the soft-tissue environment around the teeth to release abnormal muscular pressures and guide jaw posture. The pads are placed to push the cheek and lip muscles away from the teeth, reducing their forward or restrictive influence and allowing the mandible to assume a more forward, harmonized position. The goal is to reposition the mandible, especially in growing patients with a retrusive mandible, rather than directly repositioning the maxilla, tongue, or hyoid bone. So the pad’s primary purpose is to facilitate forward movement of the mandible.