Nance Holding Appliance

The Nance Holding Appliance serves to hold upper molars in place to stabilize the position of these teeth after desired tooth movement has been affected or during movement of other teeth. It can also be used to rotate molars into more ideal positions to improve the bite and to help the molars move as a unit when working together with orthodontic mini-implants.

The Nance Holding Applianceis comprised of stainless steel rings (bands) around upper posterior teeth (usually molars) and a looped stainless steel wire that engages the front of the palate, terminating in an acrylic “button”, usually the size of a quarter.