What is the function of a HERBST Appliance?
HERBST Appliance will help to correct large overjet due to a poorly growing lower jaw. The Herbst Appliance will bring your chin forward and improve your bite better than any other appliance we could use. By holding your lower jaw forward, three things will happen… 1)You will immediately look better. 2) Inasmuch as your face is still growing, this position will help speed the growth of your lower jaw. 3) Your total treatment time will usually be shortened. This can help avoid jaw surgery and create the most favorable profile possible in a growing child.
