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An orthodontic appliance comprising a generally U-shaped wire face bow having rearwardly facing arms terminating in hooked ends, an elastic headband connected between opposite ends of the face bow for applying tension to the arms of the face bow, and a pair of plastic wire connectors, one of which i

An orthodontic appliance comprising a generally U-shaped wire face bow having rearwardly facing arms terminating in hooked ends, an elastic headband connected between opposite ends of the face bow for applying tension to the arms of the face bow, and a pair of plastic wire connectors, one of which is connected between one end of the headband and a corresponding end of the face bow. Each of the connectors is formed of a single molded plastic piece and shaped so as to make a snap-fit connection around the wire of one of the hooked ends of the face bow.

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An orthodontic appliance comprising: a generally U-shaped wire face bow having rearwardly facing arms terminating in hooked ends integrally formed of the wire, an elastic headband connected between the opposite ends of said face bow for applying tension to the arms of said face bow, a pair of breaka

An orthodontic appliance comprising: a generally U-shaped wire face bow having rearwardly facing arms terminating in hooked ends integrally formed of the wire, an elastic headband connected between the opposite ends of said face bow for applying tension to the arms of said face bow, a pair of breakaway connectors, each connected between an opposite one of the ends of said headband and a corresponding opposite one of the ends of said face bow such that said breakaway connectors are the only elements making the connection between the headband and the hooked ends of said face bow, and each of said connectors being formed of a single molded plastic piece and shaped so as to make a snap-fit connection around the wire of one of said hooked ends.