Other Teeth Braces

These type of orthodontic appliances are one of the most important orthodontic tools especially for children and sometime for adults. Functional or orthopaedic appliance could be removable or fixed that works on both top and bottom teeth at the same time.

It is also called reverse headgear or a facemask. It is a type of removable orthodontic appliance attached to the patient’s head with a number of straps and transfers the force to the teeth to correct reverse bite problems where the top front teeth biting behind the bottom front teeth.

Jaw surgery or orthognathic treatment are a treatment option for severe jaw deformities in adults that cannot corrected with braces alone.

Although we rarely prescribe this type of appliance to our patients as a better alternative option are available but sometime we find no other option except using Headgears.

They can be called micro-screws, mini-implants or temporary anchorage devices (TADs). It is a strong orthodontic tool which includes a small metal screw that is inserted through the gum into the jaw bone after numbing the gum.

Obstructive sleep apnoea is very common in middle aged patients, although it can affect any age, and it involves a serious breathing problem that is associated with snoring,