How To Help Your Child Avoid Braces
Braces can be painful and uncomfortable, so no wonder you don’t want your kids to wear them! Did you know there are ways to prevent braces while your kids are little?
At Restoration Dentistry, one of the primary ways we help your kiddos avoid braces is with a newer tool, Myobrace. Myobrace is a pre-orthodontic solution that works for children ages three to 15, worn mostly at night. Let’s break down the benefits of Myobrace so you can decide if it is the right treatment for your child.
Is it Possible for Children to Avoid Braces When They’re Older?
Braces and other orthodontic treatments are fairly common in teens, and many adults are also willing to get orthodontic care they missed out on when they were younger. However, most individuals would say it’s a process they wish they could’ve skipped. Many of us need braces due to issues that pop up while we’re developing, but what if you could get in front of the problem?
Myobrace is a tool that may help children avoid traditional orthodontic treatments. Myobrace doesn’t put pressure on a child’s teeth—unlike other orthodontic options—instead, it stimulates the jawbone.
Myobrace helps stimulate the jaw bone to widen ensuring there’s enough space for not only the teeth, but also for the tongue, ensuring proper tongue placement so your child can sleep and breathe well. So yes, it is possible to help your children avoid braces when they get older!
How Long Does Treatment Last?
Generally, treatment lasts between one and two years, but this may vary depending on your child’s specific circumstances.
The Myobrace device is also removable, and it looks a little bit like a mouth guard. Generally, you’ll want your kiddos to wear their Myobraces for an hour or two during the day and while they’re sleeping at night.
More Benefits to Myobrace
When paired with myofunctional therapy, Myobrace can do more than just help your kids avoid braces. Myobrace can help support proper jaw development, airway health, tongue placement, and more in your child’s oral cavity. If you have ever noticed your child snoring, sleeping with their head tilted backwards, grinding their teeth, or sleeping with their mouth open, then your child likely has an airway issue and myobrace can help resolve these issues. Myobrace helps improve not just your child’s oral health, but their overall health and well-being.
Myobrace also has scientific research to back up its promises. In fact, other pre-orthodontic systems have been made to model the Myobrace and create similar effects! However, at Restoration Dentistry, we exclusively use Myobrace instead of one of its competitors because it was the first and has the most scientific backing.
The following are just a few benefits associated with using Myobrace to boost your child’s health:
- Avoid sleep-disordered breathing, including sleep apnea complications, as an adult
- Better focus and behavior
- Improved sleep and reduced fatigue
- Straighten teeth and correct misalignment
- Help jaws grow larger creating space for teeth to fit more comfortably
- Help patients breathe through their nose improving sleep quality and reducing the risk of allergies and asthma
- Help improve facial development and overall health
- Resolve tooth grinding.
Myobrace can boost quality of life for the long haul, allowing your kids to avoid more than just braces.
Invest in Your Child’s Future with Myobrace at Restoration Dentistry
At Restoration Dentistry, we believe every child deserves to sleep and breathe well and to avoid more invasive treatments like braces later in life. Myobrace provides a groundbreaking opportunity to guide proper jaw and airway development during critical growth years, allowing children to avoid orthodontic care in the future.
With our expertise in using Myobrace alongside myofunctional therapy, we create personalized plans to help your child achieve nasal breathing, better sleeping habits, and overall well being. Call (208) 229-1500 or visit our contact form today to schedule a consultation. Let’s work together to set your child on the path toward a healthier, more comfortable future.
