Orthodontic Headgear - Dental Health Message Board

cindygal · 03-24-2005, 06:52 AM

My daughter has been in braces for about a month now. I took her to the orthodontist this morning and he told her she would need to wear a headgear appliance for 12 hrs every day. I never knew they still used headgear, has anyone heard of this or had it?

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jrm4337122 · 03-26-2005, 08:19 AM

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Originally Posted by cindygal

My daughter has been in braces for about a month now. I took her to the orthodontist this morning and he told her she would need to wear a headgear appliance for 12 hrs every day. I never knew they still used headgear, has anyone heard of this or had it?

Thanks

hi , oh yea HEADGEAR is still being used today , orthodontist have found out once agian that some old ways realy work best , i for one wear a combination headgear now 8 hours a day i was at 22 hours aday for moving molors to fix the very deep overbite i had , she will not like it at first , i don't guess anyone does but they realy work , let me know if i can help ,( HeadgearJoe)

kentuckywoman · 03-29-2005, 05:03 PM

My son had a pretty bad overbite, and he had to wear headgear for about a year. It really worked for him. At first he was told he would need to wear it for two years. He wore it 8-12 hours a day; after about a month, he never complained about wearing it. Today and ten years later, his teeth are still beautiful!!

sawbuck44 · 04-08-2005, 11:47 AM

kentuckywoman, does your son wear retainers still?

My son had a 90% overbite and did not have to use head gear. He actually has to get his braces put back on his bottom teeth for 6 more months. Long story. I did plan on posting a thread soon.

cindygal, does your daughter have an overbite?