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ByAdjustingtheTube,YourOrthodontistIsAbletoControlthe
Jaw'sPositioninRelationtotheUpperTeeth.TypicalTreatmentTimewith
aHerbstApplianceIs12Months,ThoughThisMayVaryDependingon
YourChild'sUniqueNeeds."HerbstAppliance."OrthodontistPewaukee
WI.N.p.,n.d.Web.02Oct.2016.
TheHerbtshasasimilarfunctiontoaHeadgear;thedifferencebetweenthe
twobeingthataHerbtsissecuredtotheteethwhiletheheadhearis
removable.
TheHerbtscancreatesometissueirritationandsomemuscle/teethsoreness
untilthepatientbecomesusedtotheappliance.
Eatingsofterfoodinthebeginningstagesoftheherbtsmayhelpimprove
thattendernessthepatientfeelsfollowingapplication.
Eatinghardorchewyfoodssuchasgumcoulddamagetheappliance.
AHerbstapplianceisfixedtoyourchild'smolars.Itincludesametaltube
thatconnectstheupperandlowerjaw.Byadjustingthetube,your
orthodontistisabletocontrolthejaw'spositioninrelationtotheupper
teeth.(HerbstAppliance.)
TheHerbstistypicallyusedforaboutayearbuttimemayrangedueto
severityofthemisalignment.
TheHerbstisusedformovingthejawforwardinordertofixanoverbite.
Theherbstisalsoamuchmorecomfortableoptionusedtomovethejaw
forwardapposedtotheheadgear.
Thissourcegaveinformationonhowtheoverallapplianceoftheherbstis
verysimilartotheheadgearspurposeofmovingthejawforwardtocorrect
anoverbitebuttheHerbstisamuchmorecomfortableroute.

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Dr.GregJorgensen."TheJorgensenOrthodonticsBlog.N.p.,n.d.Web.02
Oct.2016.
ThePalatalexpanderisaappliancethatgoesontheroofofyourmouththat
requiresthetwisting/tighteningbyatool.
Archexpansionisoneofthemostcommonwaystoeliminatecrowding
andcrossbitesingrowingpatients.Successfulexpansionrequiresthatthe
growthplateintheroomofthemouth(themidpalatalsuture)isnotfused.
(Jorgensen)
Theexpanderisattachedtothearchontheroofofthemoutharoundplastic
bondedovertheteeth.
Expandersactuallycanberemovablebutwiththatthereisriskofthe
expanderbeinglost.
Thefusionofthemidpalatalsutureusuallyoccursinchildrenaroundthe
ageof1416.
Theexpanderisusuallypainlessbuthasbeennotedtohavesomepressure
directlyafterapplication.Usuallyjustsuperiorofthemouthnose,etc.
Theexpandercanmakethespeechofthepatientchangeandmaydevelop
slurpingorslurringofwordsduetoincreasedsalviaproduction.
Theteethtendtomoveduetotheexpandercreatingagapbutafteryou
stopactivatingorturningtheexpanderthegaptendstoclose.
Thisoccursastheelasticfibersinthesurroundinggumtissuesreturnto
theiroriginalpositions.Theunderlyingbone,however,remainsexpanded.
(Jorgensen)
Expandersmaymakeitdifficultattimestochewfoodssoeatingthings
suchasyogurtwouldhelpwiththesensitivity.
Overexpandingisverycommonbecausetheteethmayslightlymoveback
wardssoitsnecessarytoovercorrect.
Thisdocumentdescribedhowthepalatalexpanderisusedtoexpandthearch
oftheroofofthemouthinordertocreatemorespaceandlesscrowdingofthe
teeth.

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"PowerChainsforOrthodonticBraces."PowerChainsfor
OrthodonticBraces.N.p.,n.d.Web.02Oct.2016.
Rubberbandsarethesamematerialastheelasticbandsthatare
attachedtoeachbracketkeepingthemetalwireinplace.
Powerchainsarelikebasicallyabunchoftheelasticbandsattached
toeachothertoformoneband.
Youwearthepowerchainsinsteadoftheindividualelastics.(You
dontwearthembothatthesametime)
Powerchainsaremainlyusedtoremoveagap.Powerchains
providetheextraforceneededinordertopulltheteethtogether.
Powerchainsareverycommonafterotherappliancesthatmove
aroundthejaworplacementofteeth.
Inmanycasesthepowerchainsstayonafterthegapisfixedinorder
tomakesurethatthegapdoesntgrowback.
Powerchainscomeinavarietyofdifferentcolorsandlikethe
individualelastics,theycanbecomestainedfromcoffee,wine,tea,
etc.
Powerchainscomeinthreedifferenttypes.Thebestwayto
describethemiswithasimpleillustration:
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(powerchainsfororthodonticbraces)
Thefirsttimepowerchainsareapplieditiscommonforyourteeth
toacheorfeelsoarduetothepressureofthepullingofthepower
chains.
Theaveragetimespentwithpowerchainsforeachpatientvariesbut
isusuallyaboutsixmonths.
Thisarticledescribedthepurposeofpowerchainsandhowtheyare
usedinordertoclosegapwithbasicallyextrastrengthelastics.

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"IT'STIMETO."Braces.N.p.,n.d.Web.02Oct.2016.
Invaslignistechniquetostraightenteethwithclearretainers.
Invisalignremainsmorecommonwithadultsbecausetheyarepretty
muchinvisibleandlookmoreprofessionalinaworkplace.
Aseriousofcustomretainersthatyouchangeeverytwoweeksare
madetofityourmouthspecificallyforultimateresults.
Theycanbepoppedinandoutwhileeating,flossing,oreven
brushingyourteeth.Theydoneedtobeworn2022hoursadayin
ordertoachievemaximumresultsintheleastamountoftime.
Thecostvariesfrom3,0008,000dollarsoverallbeingaboutthe
samepriceastraditionalbraces.
Daybydayinvisilgnhavebecomemorecommonwithorthodontics
andcanbeappliedatmostorthodonticoffices.
Evenknowthereisanewsetofretainerseverytwoweeks
appointmentsareusuallyascommonasthebracesbeingaboutevery
sixweeks.
afterthetreatmentisoverthereisoneretainerfittothefinalresults
oftheteeththatistobeworntosleepatnight.
Thisarticledescribedhowstraightteethcouldstillbeachievedwithclear
traylikeretainerswithoutthetraditionaluseofmetalbraces.