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Does thumb-sucking cause buck teeth? 2006

Reporter Brooke Hanson from What's Good For You descovers the real disadvantages of thumbsucking on the teeth.

malocclusion, buck teeth, crooked teeth, does thumb sucking cause buck teeth

Tooth movement: Health science or unhealthy cosmetics?

Published by: Australasian Dental Practice

Moving teeth with braces has long been considered a permanent ‘cure’ to crowded teeth. However, we now know that this traditional approach is neither permanent, nor a cure.

Author: Dr Rohan Wijey

malocclusion, dr rohan wijey, stability, health science, premolar extractions, unhealthy cosmetics, tooth movement

Adult orthodontics - the Myobrace for Adults™ by MRC

myobrace, malocclusion, mrc, tongue, alignment, adults, anterior

Trainer and Myobrace® System - Research References

This doccument provides research references on articles related to the Trainer and Myobrace® Systems.

myobrace, malocclusion, myobrace system, research, trainer system, trainer, references, german ramirez, chris farrell

Soft Tissue Dysfunction: a Missing Clue when Treating Malocclusions

Published by: International Journal of Jaw Functional Orthopedics (2005)

Contemporaneous treatment of malocclusions concerns about the effect of the muscular activity in the occlusion. Treatment of malocclusion involves dental alignment, jaw repositioning, stabilization of the activity of the masticatory muscles, the muscles of the tongue and the muscles of the cheeks and lips in order to achieve a balance between the forces delivered on the arches and teeth by all the muscles involved in oral functions.

Authors: Dr German O. Ramirez-Yañez & Dr Chris Farrell

malocclusion, germàn o ramirez-yañez, soft tissue dysfunction, dental alignmen, muscular activity

Early Treatment of a Class II, Division 2 Malocclusion with the TRAINER for Kids (T4K™): A Case Report

Published by: The Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry

This paper reports a Class II, division 2 malocclusion case successfully treated at an early age and in a relatively short period of time using the Trainer for Kids (T4K™), 
a prefabricated functional appliance. Skeletal changes observed in the before and after treatment cephalic radiographs were compared with the expected changes produced by the patient’s natural growth. The functional appliance’s effects resulting in the outcomes observed in this clinical case, as well as the importance of identifying the etiological factors when treating a malocclusion will be discussed.

Authors: German O  Ramirez-Yañez, Paulo Faria

malocclusion, early treatment, t4k, case report, class II division 2

The Effects of Early Preorthodontic Trainer Treatment on Class II, Division 1 Patients

Published by: Angle Orthodontist

The aim of this study was to clarify the dentoskeletal treatment effects induced by a preorthodontic trainer appliance treatment on Class II, division 1 cases. Twenty patients (10 girls and 10 boys, mean age 9.6 6 1.3 years) with a Class II, division 1 malocclusion were treated with preorthodontic trainer appliances (Myofunctional Research Co., Queensland, Australia).

Authors: Serdar Usumez, Tancan Uysal, Zafer Sari, Faruk Ayhan Basciftci,  Ali Ihya Karaman and Enis Guray

malocclusion, dentoskeletal treatment, class II division 1, pre-orthodontic trainer

Prevalence of malocclusion and orthodontic treatment need in children and adolescents in Bogota, Columbia.

Published by: European Journal of Orthodontics

The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of malocclusion in a population of Bogotanian children and adolescents in terms of different degrees of severity in relation to sex and specific stages of dental development, in order to evaluate the need for orthodontic treatment in this part of Colombia.

Authors: Birgit Thilander, Lucia Pena, Clementina Infante, Sara Stella Parada and Clara de Mayorga

malocclusion, orthodontic treatment, colombia, epidemiological study

Influence of Pre-Orthodontic Trainer treatment on the perioral and masticatory muscles in patients with Class II division 1 malocclusion

Published by: European Journal of Orthodontics

The aim of this follow-up study was to evaluate the effects of Pre-Orthodontic Trainer (POT) appliance on the anterior temporal, mental, orbicularis oris, and masseter muscles through electromyography (EMG) evaluations in subjects with Class II division 1 malocclusion and incompetent lips.

Authors: Tancan Uysal, Ahmet Yagci, Sadik Kara and Sukru Okkesim

malocclusion, perioral and masticatory muscles, class II division 1, pre-orthodontic

Mystery and controversy are directly proportional

malocclusion, orthodontics, tongue, alignment, early treatment, muscle

Myobrace - taking myofunctional orthodontics into the future.

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Myobrace® - Advanced Orthodontic Appliance System.

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