Question 159 · LDEK · Extraoral appliances
What types of pull are differentiated in an active, extraoral Headgear appliance?
- A. high pull (parieto-occipital); straight pull (combined); low pull (cervical).
- B. high pull (combined); straight pull (parieto-occipital); low pull (cervical).
- C. high pull (parieto-occipital); straight pull (cervical); low pull (combined).
- D. high pull (cervical); straight pull (combined); low pull (parieto-occipital).
- E. high pull (cervical); straight pull (parieto-occipital); low pull (combined).
Hint
Match each pull direction to where the strap sits: over the top of the head, around the neck, or both.
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