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English => General => Topic started by: bdave on 12. October 2017, 01:40:32 AM
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Hi all,
Does an headgear on lower teeth work? Could there be any problem? What if attached to a removable appliance?
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I've read tat headgear can be used on lower teeth on both kids and adults, though have also read that having it can cause some unintended negative effects. I myself may be having to wear it during evenings and overnight for a month or so when I get braces on in November. They use it sometimes if they've had to extract a tooth and need to work to keep things aligned, which is what would be my case.
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Thank you so much for your answer! Do you have any further information?
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sorry - no further information other than what I shared. best bet is to google headgear for adults and check out the links shown. That is what I did after I learned I may have to wear it,
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There's a study out there somewhere about the efficacy of a mandibular facebow for class III treatment.
https://dereferer.me/?https://dereferer.me/?http://www.juanfernandoaristizabal.com/pdf/04.pdf
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Now I just need to send this to my ortho. And be 12
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Or move to Japan ;):
https://dereferer.me/?https://dereferer.me/?http://angle.org/doi/full/10.2319/041609-218.1
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It must work for those fringe cases where 2 facebows get used :O
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It's not generally done in orthodontics. Headgears or facemasks are only used to influence the upper jaw
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Lower headgear as I understand it, runs a big risk of damaging the TMJ - probably less in kids as their faces are still forming, but not for adults, I think they stick to elastics instead as a much lower force.