Appliances to your teeth
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Wearing a braces has a lot of appliances use to attach to your teeth to move them or to change the shape of your jaw. Knowing what they are can be of big help. A headgear is a wire apparatus used to create room for crowded or protruded front teeth. It moves the upper molars back in the arch.It has two metal arcs that have been soldered. The inner arc goes in the mouth and is connected to the buccal tubes. The inner bow is inserted into the buccal tubes, and the plastic strap is attached to both sides of the outer bow of the headgear. The outer arc goes around the face, and connects to a pad with springs and a plastic safety strap that goes around the neck, or to a higher pull headgear that goes on top of the head. Buccal Tube is a small metal tube that is welded to the outside of a molar band. It is a slot to hold arch wires-a metal wire that is attached to the brackets that move your teeth; lip bumpersthat is used to move the lower molars back to create space for other teeth. It consists of a metal arc that has plastic mold attached to the front. The wire is placed into the buccal tubes on the lower molars, while the plastic mold lies behind the lips. Pressure from the lip pushes the wire to move the molars back.