How do damon braces widen you palate withouth using a palate expander?!
Question: How do damon braces widen you palate withouth using a palate expander!?
I have been to many orthodontists over the years and they all have told me the same thing, I would need a palate expander!. When I went to my current orthodontist he explained the expansion would come natural when I got damon braces!. Any information would help!. thnkx!Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
Actually, Damon archwires are what does the widening/expanding!. The orthodontist I used to work for used them regularly and in many cases on patients that would have needed a palatal expander before Damon came along!. They worked well!. Other brands of braces have archwires that are shaped more narrow than Damon which does not allow for expansion!. In my opinion, Damon is the best!. If your upper jaw is extremely narrow, they may not work as well!. You can get a second opinion from another orthodontist easily!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Damon braces cannot do anything which other brands of braces can't do!. That is all marketing hype by Ormco!. If you're an adult, your palate cannot actually be widened except via surgery to split the palatal suture (the "seam" down the middle of your palate) !. The palate is bone and once you are finished growing, the suture fuses and it will not get any wider!.
However, braces alone can achieve some expansion of the dental arch (doesn't have to be Damons, any braces can do it)!. If your arch is a kind of V shape, braces will shift teeth outwards into more of a U-shape making your smile wider, but only within the confines of the existing jawbone!. The bone itself is unchanged, only the teeth move!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
However, braces alone can achieve some expansion of the dental arch (doesn't have to be Damons, any braces can do it)!. If your arch is a kind of V shape, braces will shift teeth outwards into more of a U-shape making your smile wider, but only within the confines of the existing jawbone!. The bone itself is unchanged, only the teeth move!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
i have never heard of damon braces, and im sorry i can't answer your question, but i had a palate expander and i hated it with passion!. It hurt, and because it pulled your muscles away from each other on the roof of your mouth, your two front teeth with seperate, i remember i could put my pinky finger between my two front teeth, but when they took it out, my teeth quickly closed back together in a week!.Www@Answer-Health@Com