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They work by influencing the growth and development of a growing patient. The most common use of a Functional Appliance is to encourage the forward growth of an intrusive or "under-developed" lower jaw. The Functional Appliance holds the lower jaw forward over a period of time until the teeth, jaws and joints have "adapted" and the desired jaw position has been obtained.
Functional Appliances align the jaws not the teeth, so they are most often used as a first stage of treatment prior to the alignment of the teeth with fixed appliances. Functional appliances are usually used in conjunction with Braces. Click here to discover more about Braces.
For more information on Functional Appliances, please call our Bondi Junction practice on 02 9389 0766, or Port Macquarie on 02 6584 2333. You may also click here to contact us online.
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