Aegis Star manufactures the Keles Keyless Expander (KKE), an orthodontic device for maxillary expansion and protraction. The KKE features a built-in activation arm, eliminating the need for a separate key to improve patient compliance and comfort. This design shortens treatment duration and offers a user-friendly alternative to traditional palatal expanders.
Funding
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Problem
Traditional palatal expanders used to widen the upper jaw often require a separate key for activation, leading to issues such as lost keys, incomplete turns, and potential injury. These complications can reduce patient compliance, extend treatment times, and increase the frequency of emergency calls to dental practices.
Solution
Aegis Star Dental Technologies offers the Keles Keyless Expander (KKE), a rapid palatal expander featuring a built-in activation arm, eliminating the need for a separate key. This design enhances patient compliance and comfort, leading to shorter treatment times and more efficient practice management. The KKE's small size allows for deep placement, enabling true skeletal expansion, while its keyless design removes the risk of key swallowing or palatal mucosa injuries. The device applies intermittent force with each activation, promoting a more patient-friendly experience, and can be reversed with a reversal kit if needed.
Target Audience
The primary target audience includes orthodontists and pediatric dentists seeking to improve patient compliance and treatment efficiency in maxillary expansion procedures.
Features
- Built-in activation arm eliminates the need for a separate key, simplifying the expansion process.
- Unidirectional screw system prevents screw back-spiraling or reversing, ensuring consistent expansion.
- Small size allows for deep placement, facilitating true skeletal expansion.
- Activation arm can be cut during the retention period to prevent overactivation.
- Delivers 0.2mm of expansion per activation.
- Intentionally reversible with an optional reversal kit, both intraorally and extraorally.
- Maximum Expansion Locking System prevents accidental overexpansion and disassembly.
- Available in 2-arm, 4-arm, bonded, and hybrid designs to suit various clinical needs.