What is a circuit breaker in orthodontics?
The disjunctor is an appliance that is placed in the palate and is used in interceptive orthodontics to correct the problems that a narrow palate (with differences between the size of the maxillary bone and the jaw) causes in growing children. This last point is important, as the disjunctor is only [...]
Oral rehabilitation
Oral rehabilitation, although it sounds more like something a traumatologist or physiotherapist would do, is actually a dental treatment or, well, to be completely accurate, a set of treatments that we have called it. When is oral rehabilitation necessary? An oral rehabilitation is considered for patients whose [...]
Apnoea-hypopnoea syndrome (SAHS) and orthodontics
What is sleep apnoea-hypopnoea syndrome? Sleep apnoea-hypopnoea syndrome (SAHS) is a fairly common condition in the general population that consists of a complete (apnoea) or partial (hypoapnoea) interruption of airflow during sleep due to an obstruction of the upper airway. It can lead to transient micro-awakenings accompanied by [...]
Is lingual orthodontics for me?
Whether you have decided to start the year with orthodontics and are considering the lingual option or if you are simply curious and want to know more about it, you're in the right place! There are many patients who ask us about the differences between this type of orthodontics and aligners, in order to find out more about the [...]
Cleaning with brackets: some guidelines
Fixed orthodontics is associated with a series of disadvantages of a certain weight for patients, such as the case of hygiene. Although it is true that our oral hygiene habits must be more meticulous, given that our mouth now has external elements such as the brackets themselves, wires, archwires or any other [...]
Braces, buttons and elastics: Invisalign beyond the aligner
Invisible orthodontics works, as the vast majority of patients are already familiar with, through the use of aligners, transparent plastic sleeves worn by the patient that perform micro dental movements, thus improving alignment and correcting bite problems. However, aligners are not always capable of carrying out all these movements because of their [...]
