Myobrace vs. braces

Braces alone precisely rotate and straighten each tooth, but do not develop the arch or promote growth of the upper and lower jaws into proper alignment with each other. Myobrace is effective for straightening teeth without braces. Also the Myobrace retrains the muscles of the mouth that corrects bad swallowing and breathing habits. The results are more stable because we have corrected the cause not the symptoms. The Myobrace is worn a couple of hours a day and throughout the night. It exerts intermittent forces instead of 24/7 with braces. New studies in this area suggest that intermittent force causes less root resorption. It’s like having clear braces for teeth!

benefits of the myobrace

• No Braces
  

• Eliminates broken wires and brackets
  

• Virtually no extraction of adult teeth
  

• No retainers, very stable results
  

• Corrects bad habits at the same time
  

• Less frequent visits
  

• Better, fuller looking faces
  

• Broader Smiles
  

• Earlier correction
  

• Not visible like braces

• No need to wear it at school

• Kids grow into their smiles-not out of one
  

• More comfortable than braces
  

• Treats total face
  

• Easier to clean, no chalky squares when brackets are removed.

 

The Brace Face alternative

The Myobrace design aligns the teeth and positions the jaws for ideal growth potential. It also corrects poor habits of muscle function of the face and tongue.

We use a system of arch developers to widen the palate, expand the arch, make a bigger broader smile to avoid the need of extractions, and to minimize a concave profile later in life. After the arch developers, we then fit your child for a Myobrace.

Ages 6-12 are ideal for this because it's done while they're growing. It acts like braces by rotating and guding the teeth into the proper arch form.

Older children can use this system as well, but some will require conventional braces. However the length of conventional braces will be shorter than without the use of the Myobrace.

If you'd like to learn more

To learn more about muscle function, habit correction, and features of the Myobrace products please visit http://www.habitcorrection.com.

Why Not retainers?

If treatment is started during growing years instead of afterwards, the final positioning is more stable than traditional braces. Therefore little or no retainage! Relapse is the movement of teeth after orthodontic treatment. Slight changes occur with the jaws throughout life, so no system is perfect and a small percent will necessitate retainers.

Treating Early Is Best

 

Nearly all orthodontics today is done during the teenage years with braces. Even when parents notice something is not quite right at a young age, they get the professional opinion to wait until they are a teenager. If crowding is the problem often times the extraction of adult teeth to create room is the method with braces.

We believe in correcting the problem before the damage occurs. Inadequate dental and facial development is the major culprit to crooked teeth. These malformation are caused by habits such as tongue thrust, mouth breathing, reverse swallowing, and thumb sucking. These habits can begin as early as 2 years with the jawbones being 90% developed by the age of 8. What benefits do you see in waiting until the teen years to correct these problems? Early treatment not only avoids extracting adult teeth to make room, it also creates a fuller smile with a better looking face.