Removable Appliances
Contemporary orthodontic treatment involves the use of both fixed and removable appliances. Although removable appliances play only a supporting role in comprehensive treatment now, they are an important part of preliminary treatment for preadolescents, adjunctive treatment for adults, and retention for all types of patients. Removable orthodontic appliances have two immediately apparent advantages: they can be removed on socially sensitive a occasion, which makes them (at least initially) more acceptable for patients, and they are fabricated in the laboratory rather than directly in the patient’s mouth, reducing the dentist’s chair during the initial part of the treatment. In addition, they allow some types of growth guidance treatment to be carried out more readily than is possible whit fixed appliances. These advantages for both the patient and the dentist have ensured a continuing interest in removable appliances. There are also obvious disadvantages: the response to treatment is heavily dependent on patient compliance, since the appliance can be effective only when the patient chooses to wear it, and is difficult to obtain the two-point contacts on teeth necessary to produce complex tooth movements, which means that the appliance itself may limit the possibilities for treatment.
Generally there are 4 types of removable appliances:
1. Functional appliances for growth modification
2. Removable appliances for tooth movement
3. Combined functional and active treatment
4. Myobrace
The Myobrace System is a no-braces approach to straightening your teeth and jaws.
Treatment uses myofunctional orthodontic techniques to address the poor oral habits (known as myofunctional habits) that are the real, underlying causes of crooked teeth and uses light, intermittent forces to align the teeth. Myofunctional orthodontic techniques have been practiced by Orthodontists and Dentists around the world for over 50 years. This is done through the use of a series of removable dental appliances that are worn for just 1-2 hours each day and overnight while sleeping.Daily use of the Myobrace combined with regular activities (to improve breathing, muscle function and tongue posture) results in straighter teeth and improved function, leading to optimal facial development and a healthier smile.
