Question 115 · LDEK · Removable appliances

Indicate the true statements about the active Schwartz plate:

1) is an active appliance;
2) by adding protrusion springs, the Schwartz plate becomes a mechanical-functional appliance;
3) in the plate, the centrally located Fischer screw is most often used, in the line of the first premolars;
4) the centrally located Fischer screw in the first molar line is most often used in the plate;
5) the pitch of the Fischer screw gives the widening of 1 mm;
6) patients are most often recommended to wear the device for at least 14 hours a day.
The correct answer is:
  1. A. 1,3,6.
  2. B. 1,4,6.
  3. C. 1,2,3,6.
  4. D. 1,2,5,6.
  5. E. 2.5.6.
Hint

Recall what type of appliance the Schwarz plate is, where its screw usually sits, how much one activation expands it and the daily wear time.

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