Patent ID: 8192196

Claim:
A pneumopedic-orthodontic appliance for inducing remodeling of craniofacial hard and soft tissues, the appliance comprising: a removable oral framework consisting of a continuous body wire/archform wherein the continuous body wire/archform incorporates an omega loop in the midline with contiguous contra-loops, and includes extensions adapted to overlay an occlusal surface of posterior teeth bilaterally; a contacting material adapted to contact a tooth, the contacting material is coupled to the archform and is adapted to contact the palatal/lingual surface of at least one tooth; wherein the contacting material having the ability to produce and transmit intermittent, cyclic signals and wherein the contacting material comprises at least one 3-D axial spring; a midline suture spring, which permits separation of said archform, wherein the archform includes a plurality of archform-C-clasps, which are anchored to said archform and are adapted to attach to said posterior teeth bilaterally; an anterior split acrylic bite plane, which extends over said archform and said contacting material; and a wrap-round labial bow having at least one bow-C-clasp for retention and U loops for adjustability.