Orthodontic appliance for distalization and/or space closure

A method of orthodontic treatment, the method comprising:

• attaching an orthodontic appliance to a patient's teeth, on a lingual side, wherein the orthodontic appliance comprises:
• an anterior orthodontic appliance comprising a bonding pad, contoured for attaching to a lingual side of a patient's tooth, said bonding pad having an elongated connector extending therefrom and a netted structure attached to the elongated connector on an end of the elongated connector opposite the bonding pad, the netted structure and the elongated connector being rigidly formed;
• wherein the netted structure comprises a body comprising a first hole, hook, stop, or combinations thereof and a second hole, hook, stop, or combinations thereof;
• a posterior orthodontic appliance spaced from the anterior orthodontic appliance, said posterior orthodontic appliance having two ends and a central portion having a structure with at least one opening;
• and
• a force delivering component configured to be selectively attached to either one of the first hole, hook, stop, or combinations thereof, and the second hole, hook, stop, or combinations thereof, securing the central portion of the posterior orthodontic appliance to the netted structure of the anterior orthodontic appliance such as to deliver a desired level and direction of force vectors to a dentition;
• wherein first force vectors are present when the force delivering component is secured to the first hole, hook, stop, or combinations thereof of the netted structure, and second force vectors are present when the force delivering component is secured to the second hole, hook, stop, or combinations thereof of the netted structure, and wherein the first and second force vectors have different values.

An orthodontic system for distalization and space closure, comprising:

• an anterior orthodontic appliance comprising a bonding pad, contoured for attaching to a lingual side of a patient's tooth, said bonding pad having an elongated connector extending apically therefrom and a netted structure attached to the elongated connector on an end of the elongated connector opposite the bonding pad, the netted structure and the elongated connector being rigidly formed;
• wherein the netted structure comprises a body comprising a first hole, hook, stop, or combinations thereof and a second hole, hook, stop, or combinations thereof;
• a posterior orthodontic appliance spaced from the anterior orthodontic appliance, said posterior orthodontic appliance having two ends and a central portion having a structure with at least one opening;
• and
• a force delivering component configured to be selectively secured to the first hole, hook, stop, or combinations thereof, or the second hole, hook, stop, or combinations thereof, connecting the central portion of the posterior orthodontic appliance to the netted structure of the anterior orthodontic appliance such as to deliver a desired level and direction of force vectors to a dentition;
• wherein first force vectors are present when the force delivering component is secured to the first hole, hook, stop, or combinations thereof of the netted structure and second force vectors are present when the force delivering component is secured to the second hole, hook, stop, or combinations thereof of the netted structure, and wherein the first and second force vectors have different values.