Myobrace Treatment Blackburn, Melbourne
Fix Crooked Teeth Through Natural Growth & Development
Myobrace is a type of pre-orthodontic treatment for young children designed to help fix crooked teeth by addressing the underlying causes. Our Myobrace in Blackburn not only straightens teeth but also uses myo-functional orthodontics to reduce and prevent poor oral habits that lead to crooked teeth. Our kids dentist in Blackburn offers Myobrace to help ensure your child’s smile develops correctly and healthily.
What Causes Crooked Teeth?
The main causes of crooked teeth are poor oral habits as a child, these habits negatively affect the development of the jaw and teeth. Habits such as thumb sucking, tongue thrusting and mouth breathing along with other factors such as asthma and allergies can cause incorrect development of the jaw resulting in misalignment and crooked or twisted teeth.
How Does Myobrace Work?
The Myobrace is an oral appliance used by children between the ages of 3 to 15 to correct poor oral habits and straighten teeth. Our kids dentist in Blackburn offers Myobrace to address these habits early, promoting the natural growth and development of the jaw while minimising the need for braces as children grow older.
Traditional braces often require all permanent teeth to be in place before treatment begins, which can result in misalignment due to incorrect development. With myo-functional orthodontic techniques, the causes of these issues can be tackled before they become problems. This means treatment with Myobrace can start in young children, even as early as 3 years old, to assist in the natural development of teeth and prevent the need for braces later on.
Myobrace Treatment at Hearts Dental:
During the first appointment, our friendly kids dentist in Blackburn will assess your child’s teeth and jaw, discuss their oral habits, and determine the ideal Myobrace treatment plan. Our Myobrace in Blackburn involves a series of oral appliances that are worn by children for 1 to 2 hours during the day and overnight while they sleep. The Myobrace oral appliance helps correct poor oral habits by ensuring children rest their tongue correctly, swallow properly, and breathe through the nose, while also widening the jaws to support proper growth and development.
The result of Myobrace treatment at an early age is that enough room is created within the jaw for teeth to naturally align, often reducing or eliminating the need for braces as they grow older.
Dr Qing Guo at Hearts Dental in Blackburn is passionate about early age orthodontics and has extensive experience in early intervention orthodontic treatment for children. Being a mother of two young children herself, she understands the concern that parents go through and strives to ensure that children are able to achieve the beautiful smile they deserve.
Speak to the friendly team at Hearts Dental today to find out more about our early age orthodontic treatment options.