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Example of Lingual Braces or InvisalignLingual Braces* or Invisalign® Appliance
Example of Clear BracesClear (Ceramic) Braces
Example of Metal BracesTraditional Metal Braces
  *Lingual braces are worn on the inside of the teeth as shown below:

Lingual Braces

 

 

Appliances:

 
Palatal Expander
- widens the jaw to correct narrow bite towards the back of the jaw. 
 


Nance Button/Holding Arch
- prevents molars from moving forward.

 

Lower Lingual Holding Arch

- aids space preservation and unraveling between baby and adult teeth.
 

Pendulum

- pushes molars back.


 

Herbst
- slides lower teeth forward and upper teeth back.  Repositions lower jaw forward. 

 

 
Bite Corrector

- Slides the lower teeth forward and the upper teeth back. 

 


Bite Jump

- corrects underbites in the front teeth in younger children.

 

 

  For more information about orthodontic terms and appliances visit the AAO's Orthodontic Glossary at  http://www.braces.org/knowmore/glossary/
 
   
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