Nite-Guide®

STRAIGHTEN TEETH WHILE SLEEPING

FOR THE 5 TO 8 YEAR OLD CHILD

Nite-Guide® - "C" Series

The Nite-Guide® is worn by 5 to 8 year old children only passively at night to correct overbite, overjet, crowding and some open-bites*. Nite-Guide® is a preformed, self opening appliance, designed for the baby dentition to allow erupting upper and lower adult front teeth to be guided in straight. The appliance then holds these teeth straight while fibers develop around them to hold the correction. The Nite-Guide® also increases the size of the jaws in the area of the front teeth to help correct crowding. The Nite-Guide® is available in 11 sizes.

The Nite-Guide® is indicated for:

• A potentially deep overbite where the upper baby front teeth cover the lowers vertically by 1/8" (1.5 mm) or more.
• Any severity of overjet (buck teeth), however the correction some of those over 4mm may require active daytime wear.
• Up to 4 mm of potential crowding of the permanent adult incisors.
• Correction of Class I (normal jaw relation in profile), end to end, and Class II malocclusions (where the lower jaw is smaller in relation to the upper jaw).
• Correction of some open-bites (an opening between the upper and lower jaw in front) where thumb sucking habits have been corrected and where no swallowing problems exist.
• Correction of some cross-bites in the back tooth area that are not caused by a displacement of the lower jaw.

Occlus-o-Guide®

STRAIGHTEN FOUR TO TEN MONTHS

FOR THE 8 TO 12 YEAR OLD CHILD

Occlus-o-Guide® - "G" Series

The Occlus-o-Guide® appliance guides erupting posteriors into a perfect relationship and is designed to correct jaw discrepancies, molar relations, rotations, overbite, overjet and crowding. The "G" Series is available in 13 sizes.

The Occlus-o-Guide® can be used:

• In most non-extraction malocclusion cases whose permanent canines and bicuspids are beginning to erupt.
• To correct a vertical overbite problem of any severity.
• To correct a horizontal overjet problem of any severity.
• To correct posterior crossbites in the bicuspid area.
• To correct maxillary and mandibular incisal rotations.
• To level severe curves of Spee.
• Can be used in combination with fixed appliances.
• To correct severe labio-lingually positioned maxillary and mandibular incisors.
• Mostly used in 8-12 year olds but can also be used to correct minor malocclusions in adults.
• Can be used to correct most TMJ problems where an excessive overbite and overjet exists.

STRAIGHTEN TEETH WHILE SLEEPING

FOR THE 5 TO 8 YEAR OLD CHILD

Nite-Guide® - "C" Series

The Nite-Guide® is worn by 5 to 8 year old children only passively at night to correct overbite, overjet, crowding and some open-bites*. Nite-Guide® is a preformed, self opening appliance, designed for the baby dentition to allow erupting upper and lower adult front teeth to be guided in straight. The appliance then holds these teeth straight while fibers develop around them to hold the correction. The Nite-Guide® also increases the size of the jaws in the area of the front teeth to help correct crowding. The Nite-Guide® is available in 11 sizes.

The Nite-Guide® is indicated for:

• A potentially deep overbite where the upper baby front teeth cover the lowers vertically by 1/8" (1.5 mm) or more.
• Any severity of overjet (buck teeth), however the correction some of those over 4mm may require active daytime wear.
• Up to 4 mm of potential crowding of the permanent adult incisors.
• Correction of Class I (normal jaw relation in profile), end to end, and Class II malocclusions (where the lower jaw is smaller in relation to the upper jaw).
• Correction of some open-bites (an opening between the upper and lower jaw in front) where thumb sucking habits have been corrected and where no swallowing problems exist.
• Correction of some cross-bites in the back tooth area that are not caused by a displacement of the lower jaw.

Interim 'G' Retainer

The Interim "G"® Retainer is used between Phase I and Phase II and effectively retains orthodontic corrections such as overbite, overjet, crowding, spacing and rotations. The Interim "G"® is ideal during the exchange of teeth in the mixed dentition and can be used regardless of the number of teeth present (deciduous or permanent). This appliance comes in 11 sizes and can even be used if the posterior teeth are congenitally missing or have been extracted.

The Interim "G"® Retainer:

• Preformed for quick replacement.
• Requires no adjustments.
• Encourages posterior teeth to erupt into a Class I relation.
• Alleviates TMJ symptoms by serving as a splint.
• Comes in ultra-soft material with breathing holes.
• Can be ordered in Clear and 5 assorted colors - Green, Magenta, Blue, Orange and Purple.
• Has built-in Cooperation Detector™.
• Allows the deciduous teeth to exfoliate and the adult teeth to erupt without adjustments or changing the appliance.

Habit-Corrector™

The Habit-Corrector™ is a soft plastic removable one-sized appliance that is designed to eliminate or improve oral habits which can be detrimental to dental health and the occlusion. Among these habits are improper tongue positions during rest and swallowing (suck as tongue thrust) as well as thumb and finger sucking, any one of all or these habits can cause open-bites, excessive overjets and flared upper teeth. These problems can best be corrected in young children from 6 to 10 years of age before these habits become entrenched. Overjets without an overbite are usually also an indication of the presence of abnormal tongue posture requiring correction.

There can also be other accompanying problems directly related to poor tongue posture such as mouth breathing, upper arch constriction, cross-bites, and speech problems (lisping). Most of these problems arise as result of adverse forces that the tongue places against the dentition when it functions abnormally.

Appliance Design and Function The unique shelf design in the Habit-Corrector™ encourages patients to elevate their tongue and train them to place it against the palate, which is the normal position. In the abnormal position, the tongue rests in the lower half of the oral cavity, which can result in the problems mentioned above. This shelf divides the appliance in half allowing room thro the tongue in the upper half while restricting adequate space for the tongue in the lower half. There are also projections in the upper portion behind the central incisors to prevent the tip of the tongue from advancing forward either during swallowing or at rest.

The appliance is soft so that it can be stretched easily over the upper incisors in order to retract these teeth and close spaces. There are also lower lingual tabs to encourage mandibular advancement to correct an excessive overjet if present. One, therefore, should avoid using the appliance in cases with mandibular protrusion (Class lll) and skeletal open-bites where there is a steep mandibular plane angle weight and excessively long anterior face height. It is also important to rule out airway interferences such as enlarged tonsils or adenoids or a deviated nasal septum in cases of habitual mouth breathers.

The Habit-Corrector™ comes in two types and open and closed version. In the open version, the upper and lower arches are separated in front and are hinged in back. The open-type appliance is used initially for mouth breathers and is gradually replaced with the closed version as the patient becomes accustomed to the appliance. After about 2 months the patient should wear the closed version during the day and after about one more month should wear the close one also while sleeping. The closed version forces the patient to breathe through their nose. For those patients who normally breathe through their nose, the closed version is worn from the start of their treatment.

The Habit-Corrector™ can also be used to stop thumb or finger sucking. Every time the child wants to suck their thumb, he or she is instructed to put their appliance in the mouth instead. From the clinical research, it has been found that 20% of children will stop their habit with this procedure. For those children not successful in braking their sucking habit, particularly during the day, it is recommended that the fixed anti-sucking appliance be cemented to the upper arch. The Habit-Corrector™ is the worn in conjunction with the fixed thumb appliance in order to continue the correction of overjet and tongue problems.

CARE OF THE HABIT-CORRECTOR™ APPLIANCE

The appliance should be cleaned after each use with toothpaste and a toothbrush and rinsed with water before and after each use. The appliance should be keep in its box when not in use. Keep it away from dogs.

Snore-Cure®

CARE OF THE SNORE-CURE® APPLIANCE

This appliance should be cleaned after each use with toothpaste and a toothbrush and rinsed with water before and after each use. The appliance should be keep in its box when not in use. Keep it away from dogs.