Functional mechanical remodeler

philosophy and application

Abstract

Dentomaxilofacial orthopaedics, is closely related to the concept of the precise and valuable function of the bodies. Professionals who work in
this area should take this in account and therefore exploit to the maximum the functionality of each tissue to guide the growth and development of
the oral cavity and maxillofacial structures trying to get a new distribution of natural functions and forces, through functiona appliances.
The present paper aims to demonstrate the validity of the ortopédico-funcional appliance devised by Dr. Roberto Vidal Casaglia, in the 1980s. What motivated Dr. Vidal to create The Functional Mechanical Remodeler (R.M.F.). were a set of previous instances in which patients had been treated with appliances such as Klammt Activator or Balters Bionater. In them the appliances had been used as reeducators. The cases which the reader will be exposed to, were solved through the use of the classical R.M.F with slight modifications to its design,
which allowed optimizing the ortopédico-funcional result and confirm its permanence in time.

Monograph presented to the University Institute Center for the Study and Diagnosis of Disgnancies of Uruguay - I.U.C.E.D.D.U.
Tutor: Dr. Wilma Haller
MONTEVIDEO 2012