Ortho Appliances is the branch of dentistry that
deals with straightening and correcting the tooth alignment and the dental
specialist who does this is called an "Orthodontist". Ortho
Appliances is not only used to improve your appearance. Malocclusion or
malaligned teeth can have long term effects, such as:
- Interference with normal growth and development of the jaws
- Abnormal swallowing patterns
- Abnormal facial muscle function
- Impairment of chewing
- Speech defects
Removable appliances are appliances, which can be
easily removed and reinserted into mouth. They consist of wires and screws
held together by a plastic base and are used to move teeth and jaws into
better relationships using gentle force. It is more commonly used in the
correction of teeth in the upper jaw. They also allow differential eruption
of teeth, for example by using bite planes. They differ from fixed
appliances, which are capable of complex movements of multiple teeth,
including bodily movement, root torque and rotation.
