The Series 2000, a line of fixed jawbone expanders developed by Dr. Michael Williams, is being labeled as “the future of orthodontics.” His invention has garnered him worldwide recognition and speaking engagements all around the world, including an invitation to speak at Peking University in China and has presented in Spain.
Dr. Williams’ invention takes patient compliance out of the picture, realigning the patient’s arch with his fixed spring expander to avoid having teeth extracted and eliminating the need for headgear. The linear force used to realign the patient’s arch works more efficiently and is modification-friendly. The Series 2000 appliances also require no active adjustments, so there are fewer and shorter office visits.
Made of nickel-titanium, the appliances range from maxillary spring-loaded palatal expanders to a distalizing molar jig. Dr. Williams designed this method for children but notes that it works on adults as well. He has treated patients as young as 4 and as old as 66 with this mechanism.
Dr. Williams has eight U.S. patents and 25 foreign patents for his Series 2000 appliances, and 20 different appliances based on his designs are currently in production. He has published many articles on orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics.
