IJSR International Journal of Scientific Research 2277 - 8179 Indian Society for Health and Advanced Research ijsr-7-8-16358 Original Research Paper HYBRID APPLIANCE- PIVOTAL ROLE IN DENTOFACIAL ORTHOPEDICS Dr. Pooja Shanker. P Dr. August 2018 7 8 01 02 ABSTRACT

 Dentofacial Orthopedics appliances are used to change position of mandible by increasing the contractile activity of lateral pterygoid muscles.

Which, thereby leads to chage in trabecular orientations. Subsequently bringing the change the length of mandible. This is done by using
myofunctional appliances or via hybrid appliances. Hybrid appliance poses cumulative effects resulting from growth and adaptation in response to
therapeutic biomechanical interference may be manipulated to result in clinically significant morphologic alterations in the growing child‘s
dentition and craniofacial skeleton1. Hybrid functional appliances are specifically and individually designed to exploit the natural processes of
growth and development. It determines the selection of the component and their assemblies, resulting in appliance design that matches the needs of
individual patient.