Spending years in Invisalign® to straighten your crooked teeth or to correct your overbite are no longer necessary. Now, there is a modern solution for people who want a beautiful smile and a better bite without Invisalign or braces. Dr. Sam Muslin, a cosmetic dentist in Santa Monica, CA...
You also may need headgear, a wire tool that moves your upper molars farther back in the mouth to correct bite problems or make more room for crowded teeth. The orthodontist will add headgear tubes to two bands on your upper teeth to hold the facebow part of your headgear in place. The ...
Overbite can seriously impact the proper teeth development in children and adults. Learn causes, symptoms, treatments for braces before and after overbite.
You also may need headgear, a wire tool that moves your upper molars farther back in the mouth to correct bite problems or make more room for crowded teeth. The orthodontist will add headgear tubes to two bands on your upper teeth to hold the facebow part of your headgear in place. The...
Devices such as the Herbst appliance, explainsRasch Orthodontics, straighten teeth by correcting jaw imperfections. The Herbst appliance allows the lower jaw to develop in a forward direction which will correct the bite. This enables the upper and lower jaw to meet, which is often what is n...
Adults may need to wear braces longer than young children and teens. Additionally, because adult facial bones have stopped growing and are much more mineralized, braces cannot correct some conditions in adults such as sleep apnea. Twelve to 20 months may seem like a long time, but try to foc...
You also may need headgear, a wire tool that moves your upper molars farther back in the mouth to correct bite problems or make more room for crowded teeth. The orthodontist will add headgear tubes to two bands on your upper teeth to hold the facebow part of your headgear in place. The...