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Schwarz

The Schwarz appliance is a removable expander for transverse development, with a 7 to 12 mm activation screw, upper or lower. Made to your Rx and shipped in 10 business days or faster.

Expansion

Schwarz

A single midline screw is standard, and a double screw set gives more lateral development when the upper arch is large enough for two. Every lower Schwarz gets occlusal coverage, and the upper gets it on request. You'll see it written Schwartz as well, and it's the same appliance.

Anchorage
Removable, clasp-retained
Patient age
Growing patients
Correction
Transverse development
Compliance
Required, removable
Turnaround
10 business days or faster

When it’s the right call.

Use it when
Transverse development with a removable appliance
Lower arch expansion with occlusal coverage
Mixed dentition crowding that needs arch width
Cases where you'd rather avoid fixed hardware
Consider another appliance when
You want fixed expansion with no plate to remove See Upper RPE
You want palatal acrylic on a fixed, banded expander See Haas
You want slow expansion activated chairside See Upper Quad Helix

Options you can prescribe.

Clasping

Upper: a pair of ball clasps and a pair of Adams. Lower: two pairs of ball clasps.

Screws

One midline screw as standard, or a double screw set.

Occlusal acrylic

Standard, or order it without.

Arch

Upper or lower. Standard acrylic colors only.

Still deciding which expander?

Suture maturity, tooth-borne or tissue-borne, banded or bonded, and whether the patient's parents can manage screw turns. Those narrow the choice quickly.

What every
Schwarz 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
Single or double screw, marked on the Rx
Your requested return date, so we schedule the case back from it

Resources for the Schwarz

The Rx sheet, instructions for use and chairside guides, ready to download or share with your team.

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FAQ

Questions about the Schwarz.

Yes. Schwartz is a common spelling of the Schwarz, and both mean this removable expander.

A 7 to 12 mm activation screw. One midline screw is standard, and a double set goes in when the upper arch is large enough.

Every lower Schwarz gets occlusal coverage. On the upper, add it on request.

A pair of ball clasps and a pair of Adams on the upper, and two pairs of ball clasps on the lower. Clasping is fully customizable.

Haas, top view Distal Jet, top view MARPE 4 eyelet, front view

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