Life of Rolf Fränkel - Born in Leipzig in 1908 - Received dental degree in Leipzig in 1930 - Started working on Orthodontic patients in 1928 - Worked in a private practice in Zwickau until 1942 - Became head of HeinrichBraun Regional Hospital in Zwickau in 1961

Functional Activator Appliance - Dr. Fränkel used the activator functional appliance in his practice - Developed an approach to correct functional deviations of muscles along with dentition - Developed functional regulator appliances to train and reprogram the musculature around the mouth - Published around 70 articles on the importance of his appliance in expanding dental arches - Introduced his functional orthopedic approach in 1966 at a meeting for European Orthodontic Society

Awards - University of Erfurt, Professor of Medicine, 1973 - Humboldt University of Berlin, Honorary Doctorate, 1990 - Royal College of Surgeons of England Fellow, 1992 - Albert H. Ketcham Award, 1995

Frankel Appliance - Mentioned as an additional concept related to Rolf Fränkel

References - McNamara, James (2001). Rolf Fränkel (PDF). AJODO. Retrieved 21 December 2015. - Gottlieb, Eugene. JCO Interviews Dr. James McNamara, Jr., on the Fränkel Appliance, Part 1: Biological Basis and Appliance Design. JCO. Retrieved 21 December 2015. - McNamara, James (2001). Rolf Fränkel (PDF). AJODO. Retrieved 21 December 2015. - This dentistry article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.