When.com Web Search

Search results

1. Results From The WOW.Com Content Network

2. Palatal expansion - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palatal_expansion

   A palatal expander is a device in the field of orthodontics which is used to widen the upper jaw [1] so that the bottom and upper teeth will fit together better. [2] [3] This is a common orthodontic procedure. The use of an expander is most common in children and adolescents 8–18 years of age.

3. Orthodontic headgear - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthodontic_headgear

   Facemasks or reverse-pull headgear needs to be worn between 12 and 23 hours per day, but typically a period of 14 to 16 hours each day is effective in correcting the underbite. [ 2 ] Overall wear time is usually anywhere from 12 to 18 months depending on the severity of the bite and how much a patient's jaws and bones are growing over this time.

4. Dental braces - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dental_braces

   Headgear needs to be worn between 12 and 22 hours each day to be effective in correcting the overbite, typically for 12 to 18 months depending on the severity of the overbite, how much it is worn and what growth stage the patient is in. Typically the prescribed daily wear time will be between 14 and 16 hours a day and is frequently used as a ...

5. Dental implant - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dental_implant

   Dental implants are also used in orthodontics to provide anchorage (orthodontic mini implants). Orthodontic treatment [ 13 ] might be required prior to placing a dental implant. An evolving field is the use of implants to retain obturators (removable prostheses used to fill a communication between the oral and maxillary or nasal cavities). [ 12 ]

6. Orthognathic surgery - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthognathic_surgery

   Orthognathic surgery (/ ˌ ɔːr θ ə ɡ ˈ n æ θ ɪ k /), also known as corrective jaw surgery or simply jaw surgery, is surgery designed to correct conditions of the jaw and lower face related to structure, growth, airway issues including sleep apnea, TMJ disorders, malocclusion problems primarily arising from skeletal disharmonies, and other orthodontic dental bite problems that cannot ...

7. Hurricane battered Louisiana braces for Nicholas drenching

   www.aol.com/weather/hurricane-battered-louisiana...

   Residents of southern Louisiana still recovering from Hurricane Ida just weeks ago were bracing Wednesday for expected heavy rains as Nicholas crawls across parts of the state.