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The MORA appliance, also called the Gelb, is a lower splint that repositions the mandible forward, with two acrylic halves joined by a heavy lingual bar.
Splints The MORA The Gelb bar connects the two poured acrylic sections, and a pair of ball clasps retains the splint. The occlusal surfaces are built to the bite record you send. If the patient is in active treatment, we leave brackets and hardware on unless your Rx asks us to remove them.
Anchorage
Removable, lower arch
Patient age
Permanent dentition
Correction
Mandibular position
Compliance
Required, removable
Turnaround
10 business days or faster
When it’s the right call.
Use it when
Holding the mandible at a position you've recorded
Partial posterior coverage you prefer to a full-arch splint
Cases where the anterior teeth should stay uncovered
Consider another appliance when
Options you can prescribe.
Arch
Built for the lower arch.
Clasping
A Gelb bar and a pair of ball clasps as standard. Fully customizable.
Acrylic
Poured acrylic as standard.
Hardware removal
We leave brackets and hardware on unless your Rx asks us to remove them.
What every MORA
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
A bite record at the position you want the splint to hold
The completed Rx sheet, with your design choices marked
Your requested return date, so we schedule the case back from it
Resources for the MORA
The Rx sheet, instructions for use and chairside guides, ready to download or share with your team.
Questions about the MORA.
Who makes MORA appliances?
We do. Send the case with a bite record, and we build the MORA to your Rx.
Is the MORA device the same as a Gelb splint?
Yes. MORA stands for mandibular orthopedic repositioning appliance, and it's also called the Gelb splint.
How is a mandibular orthopedic repositioning appliance built?
On the lower arch, with two poured acrylic halves joined by a heavy Gelb lingual bar and a pair of ball clasps.
Do you remove brackets before making a MORA splint?
No, not by default. If you want brackets or hardware removed first, say so on the Rx.
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