An orthodontist is the best professional capable of improving the appearance of your teeth and their function. This specialist corrects any anomalies in the arrangement of your teeth by straightening and moving them using different types of appliances.
Here are two types of appliances commonly used in orthodontic treatment:
1. Elastics (Rubber Bands)
According to the Australian Society of Orthodontists, rubber bands may be a necessary extra attachment to braces for providing the much-needed force for correction of your bite. These elastics are normally stretched between lower and upper braces, with hooks providing an attachment to keep them in place.
Your orthodontist will recommend the proper method of placing and using this appliance. You must strictly follow such …show more content…
Headgear
If you already have a fixed appliance such as braces, other orthodontic devices such as headgear, may be attached to it to pull on your teeth, as well as the supporting jaw. In certain cases, the attachment may be used on removable appliances such as plates. Normally, such an additional attachment is used in severe malocclusions.
Different varieties of headgear will produce different direction of pull on your jaw. One common type goes around the back of your neck, which produces a backward pull on your upper teeth. Another type of headgear goes round the back of your head, which produces an upward and backward pull.
Normally, this appliance is used to curb forward growth in case of a prominent upper jaw. However, it may also be just as effective in anchoring your back teeth in order to maximize the retraction of prominent front teeth. In other instances, headgear can help in moving your teeth backwards with an aim of creating space for teeth in the front part of your mouth.
An interesting variation of the backward-pulling headgear is the reverse-pull headgear. This appliance is typically worn on the front part of your face, which facilitates its forward pull on your upper
Here are two types of appliances commonly used in orthodontic treatment:
1. Elastics (Rubber Bands)
According to the Australian Society of Orthodontists, rubber bands may be a necessary extra attachment to braces for providing the much-needed force for correction of your bite. These elastics are normally stretched between lower and upper braces, with hooks providing an attachment to keep them in place.
Your orthodontist will recommend the proper method of placing and using this appliance. You must strictly follow such …show more content…
Headgear
If you already have a fixed appliance such as braces, other orthodontic devices such as headgear, may be attached to it to pull on your teeth, as well as the supporting jaw. In certain cases, the attachment may be used on removable appliances such as plates. Normally, such an additional attachment is used in severe malocclusions.
Different varieties of headgear will produce different direction of pull on your jaw. One common type goes around the back of your neck, which produces a backward pull on your upper teeth. Another type of headgear goes round the back of your head, which produces an upward and backward pull.
Normally, this appliance is used to curb forward growth in case of a prominent upper jaw. However, it may also be just as effective in anchoring your back teeth in order to maximize the retraction of prominent front teeth. In other instances, headgear can help in moving your teeth backwards with an aim of creating space for teeth in the front part of your mouth.
An interesting variation of the backward-pulling headgear is the reverse-pull headgear. This appliance is typically worn on the front part of your face, which facilitates its forward pull on your upper