Aspects of a distalizer and method of assembling a distalizer are provided. The distalizer comprises an arm including a mesial element at one end of the arm, a ball member at another end of the arm, and a distal element which encloses the ball member without deformation of the distal element. The mesial element has a first base for attachment to a canine or bicuspid, and the distal element has a second base for attachment to a molar. To assemble the distalizer, the arm with the mesial element and the ball member is provided, and the ball member is enclosed in the distal element without deformation of the distal element. Alternatively, the mesial and distal elements are additively manufactured simultaneously with the arm including the ball member, and the ball member is enclosed in the distal element without deformation of the distal element during the additive manufacturing.