Home / Appliances / Distalization / Pendulum Pendulum The Pendulum appliance distalizes the upper molars from a Nance button anchored on occlusal rests at the first and second premolars, with springs preactivated in the lab.
Distalization Pendulum We preactivate the springs in the lab, which makes insertion easier. With fully erupted second molars, distalize those first, because it makes the molar movement more efficient. When the arch also needs width, the Pendex adds an expansion screw to the same design.
Anchorage
Nance button, premolar rests
Patient age
Late mixed or permanent dentition
Correction
Upper molar distalization
Turnaround
10 business days or faster
When it’s the right call.
Use it when
Upper molar distalization with no expansion needed
Class II molar relationship without headgear or elastics
Space needed for blocked-out upper canines
Cases where you want springs ready to seat
Consider another appliance when
The arch also needs transverse expansion See Pendex
Options you can prescribe.
Anchorage
Choose bands, ROC crowns, crowns or OnBRACE® (note OnBRACE® on the Rx). Also available 3D printed from your scan.
Acrylic color
Standard colors only. No custom designs or swirls.
What every Pendulum
case needs.
Send these with the case and it goes straight onto the bench. If anything’s missing, we call you before we start.
Upper and lower digital scans, or stone models if you work on stone
The completed Rx sheet, with your design choices marked
Your requested return date, so we schedule the case back from it
Resources for the Pendulum
The Rx sheet, instructions for use and chairside guides, ready to download or share with your team.
Questions about the Pendulum.
Pendulum vs Pendex: which should I prescribe?
Prescribe the Pendulum when you only need molar distalization. The Pendex adds an expansion screw for transverse expansion at the same time.
How is the pendulum appliance anchored?
On a Nance button with occlusal rests on the first and second premolars.
Are the Pendulum springs preactivated?
Yes. We preactivate them in the lab, so insertion is easier.
Should I distalize the second molars first?
If they're fully erupted, yes. Distalizing them first makes the molar movement more efficient.
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