TYPES OF APPLIANCES AND WHAT THEY DO

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Here are some of the custom made things orthodontist's use to change the way the mouth and teeth are growing.  This list is from the great website called Mouth Jewelry that you can go to with our link's page. The list and the pictures were collected by the BoWoWKids on their site RUA TINGRIN.

Anterior  Bite Plate	Has a little shelf just behind the top front teeth that the botton teeth hit on so ther rear teeth will grow to the same length as the front ones
Bionator I	Pulls the mandible forward and spreads it so it will grow that way and keeps the front teeth from growing vertically so the back ones catch up   See Dr. Poco and Buchanan's Advice about Bionators
Bionator II	Holds the mandible forward so it will grow and has plastic over the back teeth keeping them from growing so the front teeth can catch up   See Dr. Poco and Buchanan's Advice about Bionators
Bonded Retainer	Keeps the bottom teeth straight   See Dr. Wright's Advice about Retainers
Celb Nightguard	Keeps you from bad habits at night   See Dr. Echols' Advice about Thumbsucking
Class II Activator	Pulls the mandible forward and makes it grow, makes the teeth grow flat
Coil Springs	Are wired in to move one jaw toward the other like rubberbands do, most times they are for kids who won't wear their rubberbands
Fan Expander	Has an expander screw in front and a hinge in back; as you crank the screw it spreads only the front teeth wider but keeps the back ones in place   See Dr. Poco and Buchanan's Advice about Expanders
Frankel I Appliance	Teaches the mandible to stay more forward where it's supposed to be and so the muscles pull on your front top teeth to move them back   See the NIDCR's Poster on Appliances
Frankel II Appliance	Uses the mouth muscles to advance the mandible and make it grow. It also has a screw on each side to advance it further   See the NIDCR's Poster on Appliances
Frankel V Appliance	Uses the muscles and a headgear to move the mandible forward so it will grow, stops the maxilla from growing and flattens an open bite   See the NIDCR's Poster on Appliances
Habit Crib ("Habit Rake")	Keeps kids from sucking their thumb - Ouch!   See Dr. Poco and Buchanan's Advice about Thumbsucking
Habit Crib & Retainer	A removable habit crib and retainer, for kids who suck their thumb; like the other habit crib but you can remove it   See Dr. Poco and Buchanan's Advice about Thumbsucking
Hawley Retainer	An upper retainer but can be used for upper or lower. There's a bunch of different ones really for minor teeth movement but is supposed to be worn most times right after you get your brackets off   See Dr. Wright's Advice about Retainers
Herbst Appliance	A splint with tubes and hinges to hold the mandible forward so it will grow and push the maxilla back so it won't grow. It's for kids that won't wear their headgears or to help headgears work better See Dr. Poco and Buchanan's Advice about Herbst Appliances
Hyrax Rapid  Palatel Expander	Splits your palate and moves the back teeth apart to make the arch wider   See Dr. Poco and Buchanan's Advice about Expanders
Lingual Arch	Keeps the mandible from moving while baby teeth fall out and get replaced with adult teeth. It's called removable, but only the orthodontist can remove it, not the patient
Nance Appliance	Holds the molars from rotating or moving forward while kids are waiting for their bicuspids to grow in
Quad Helix  With Expander	Spreads the back teeth apart with a spring   See Dr. Poco and Buchanan's Advice about Expanders
Ricketts Retainer	A retainer often used if the top of the mouth is supposedly taller than average   See Dr. Wright's Advice about Retainers
Saggital Appliance	Makes space to fix overcrowding in places in the mouth by cranking a screw to push individual teeth to different places they need to go
Space Maintainer	(on the right) : keeps space between teeth so an adult tooth can grow in when it's ready
Space Regainer	(on the left) : has a crank to push teeth apart for an adult tooth to grow there
Teuscher Activator	Pushes the mandible back to keep it from growing and makes the maxilla grow
Woodside Activator	Pulls the mandible forward and makes it grow

 

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