Within the arsenal of fixed distalizers that have been created in the last years we find the "jet" family, which were
designed by Drs Aldo Carano and Mauro Testa (1996), and are presently marketed by American Orthodontics.
Within this family we find the Distal Jet, an appliance designed for upper molar distalization, in an individual
manner (only the first molar) or in conjunction (the first and the second molar). This appliance distalizes in a bodily
manner because the distalization force is located near the center of resistance of the molars.
This appliance is very similar to the Pendulum, but it has two advantages. First, the upper molars are distalized
without the palatal movement that happens with the pendulum. Second, the Distal Jet can easily convert
into a Nance button after the molar distalization has taken place.
The Distal Jet is composed of:
1. A Nance button anchored to the premolars.
2. Two 0.036" wires.
3. Two telescopic tubes imbedded in the acrylic of the
Nance button.
4. Two NiTi open coils.
S. Two stops or screws.