Treatment

Corrective appliances: types

Interceptive
Removable
  • Myofunctional appliances: Sander, Extra-oral archwire, McNamara, face mask, Frankell II or III etc.
  • Removable expansion plates
Fixed
  • Palatal expanders
    McNamara corrective appliance McNamara
  • Hyrax
    Hyrax corrective appliance
Fixed
Metal
  • Features:
    • Visible and made of metal.
    • Do not interfere with speech.
    • Recommended for all types of treatment: simple or complex.
  • There are two types:
    Twin-design corrective appliance Twin-design
    Self-ligating corrective appliance Self-ligating: more comfortable, shorter treatment.
Ceramic
  • Features:
    • No metal.
    • Transparent.
    • Do not interfere with speech.
    • Ideal for all types of treatment: simple and complex.
  • There are two types:
Twin-design corrective appliance Self-ligating: more comfortable, shorter treatment.
Self-ligating corrective appliance Zafira
Invisible orthodontics
  • There are two types:

Lingual orthodontics

Invisalign