How do orthodontists make more room for permanent teeth?
They use headgear/night brace which applies pressure to the upper teeth and jaw, lip bumpers which applies pressure to the lower molar teeth and restrains lip pressure away from the lower front teeth, expanders which apply sideways pressure to the teeth to widen the jaws the teeth are imbedded in, springs which move teeth away from one another, Herbst which holds the lower jaw forward encouraging the bone and jaw muscles to support the lower jaw in this new forward position and sophisticated removable “retainer like” appliances. Some of these approaches take advantage the fact that bone is pliable or flexible and can be pushed, pulled and reshaped.
They use headgear/night brace which applies pressure to the upper teeth and jaw,lip bumpers which applies pressure to the lower molar teeth and restrains lip pressure away from the lower front teeth, expanders which apply sideways pressure to the teeth to widen the jaws the teeth are imbedded in, springs which move teeth away from one another, Herbst which holds the lower jaw forward encouraging the bone and jaw muscles to support the lower jaw in this new forward position and sophisticated removable “retainer like” appliances. Some of these approaches take advantage the fact that bone is pliable or flexible and can be pushed, pulled and reshaped.
