tomas®-RPE eyelet for hybrid RPE and MARPE

The tomas® system is one of the leading skeletal anchorage systems worldwide. Users value its easy, clearly structured handling and reliability. The new tomas®-RPE eyelet gives users the freedom to produce skeletally anchored RPE appliances using either the Pin-First© or Pin-Last© concept.

In the case of skeletally anchored RPE appliances, the pins can be placed first before the RPE appliance is fabricated and fitted (Pin-First© concept). If this proves difficult, the procedure can be carried out in the opposite order (Pin-Last© concept): first, the position of the tomas®-pin EP (elastic palatal) is planned, the appliance fabricated and fitted. Then the tomas®-pin EP are inserted using the tomas®-RPE eyelet for guidance. An additional insertion template is not required. Thanks to the circumferential groove, the legs of the hyrax® expansion screw can be welded stably in the exact position required. The appliance can be used for hybrid palatal expansion and for MARPE (Mini screw Assisted Rapid Palatal Expansion).