{"id":11400,"date":"2023-01-27T11:12:24","date_gmt":"2023-01-27T10:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/velezylozano.com\/?p=11400"},"modified":"2023-01-27T11:13:14","modified_gmt":"2023-01-27T10:13:14","slug":"the-face-mask-why-is-it-used-in-orthodontics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/velezylozano.com\/en\/the-face-mask-why-is-it-used-in-orthodontics\/","title":{"rendered":"The face mask: why is it used in orthodontics?"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you are interested in orthodontics and you are a follower of our blog, it is very likely that you have already read our article on the different malocclusions treated by orthodontics. If you haven't, we encourage you to do so by clicking on this link<\/a>But let's recapitulate a bit in order to address today's topic.<\/p>\n

Firstly, to clarify that the term malocclusion refers to the situation in which there is poor contact between the upper and lower teeth when biting or closing the mouth, and they are classified into 'classes' according to how they fit (or do not fit) in the sagittal plane.<\/p>\n

Very briefly and almost like an outline, we could say that:<\/p>\n