Jean Delaire

Jean Delaire
Born(1923-06-20)20 June 1923
Saint-Vincent-sur-Jard, France
Died29 November 2022(2022-11-29) (aged 99)
Les Sables-d'Olonne, France
EducationUniversity of Nantes
Known forDeveloped Reverse Pull Headgear or Delaire Protraction Facemask
Medical career
Professionstomatologist

Jean Guy Eugene Raymond Delaire (20 June 1923 – 29 November 2022) was a French orthodontist known for developing the Delair Facemask or reverse headgear. This facemask is used to treat children who have maxillary retrognathism and mandibular prognathism.[1][2]

  1. ^ Delaire, Jean (1997-06-01). "Maxillary development revisited: relevance to the orthopaedic treatment of Class III malocclusions". The European Journal of Orthodontics. 19 (3): 289–311. doi:10.1093/ejo/19.3.289. ISSN 0141-5387. PMID 9239959.
  2. ^ Miloro, Michael; Ghali, G. E.; Larsen, Peter; Waite, Peter (2004-01-01). Peterson's Principles of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. PMPH-USA. ISBN 9781550092349.