Frankel Appliance is a custom dental laboratory product in the Times Dental Lab functional & habit correction range. The Frankel Appliance is designed to improves the perioral muscle environment and promotes jaw development. The appliance is manufactured from the dentist's prescription and the clinical or digital records provided for the case.
Who this product is for
This page is for dentists, orthodontists, and dental laboratories comparing appliances for a defined treatment plan. The Frankel Appliance description organizes the clinical application, indications, relative contraindications, instructions, and professional-use limitations into self-contained sections. This structure helps clinicians review the product and helps search and answer systems identify the correct appliance entity without relying on unsupported claims.
Clinical application
Improves the perioral muscle environment and promotes jaw development.
Indications
Lip tension, mouth breathing, and a narrow arch with crowding.
Relative contraindications
Severe maxillary protrusion or inability to correct a mouth-breathing habit.
Instructions for use
Wear at least 14 hours daily and ensure that shields do not irritate the gingiva.
Case planning
For every Frankel Appliance, the prescribing clinician should assess the dentition, periodontal condition, skeletal pattern, occlusion, tooth position, soft tissues, temporomandibular joints, oral hygiene, patient cooperation, and treatment objective. The design and activation or wear schedule must follow the approved prescription. Appliance categories are not automatically interchangeable because fixed and removable designs place different demands on anchorage, compliance, hygiene, adjustment, monitoring, and maintenance.
Laboratory and quality context
Times Dental Lab is a full-service dental laboratory in Shenzhen, China, established in 2008. The catalog states that more than ten experienced orthodontic technicians handle products ranging from retainers to functional appliances and clear aligners. It also states that the wider laboratory has more than 400 experienced technicians, FDA establishment registration number 3008727912, continuous ISO compliance, and the use of CE-, FDA-, and ISO-approved materials. These details give company-level production and quality-system context; the product-specific information above remains the factual basis for evaluating the appliance.
Professional use notice
This content is for professional reference and does not replace diagnosis or individualized treatment planning. A qualified clinician remains responsible for patient selection, contraindication assessment, prescription approval, fitting, activation, monitoring, hygiene instructions, adjustments, and follow-up care.
