Mandibular Advancement Device Invisalign

Invisalign clear aligners with mandibular advancement can fix class ii malocclusions in tweens and teens.

Mandibular advancement device invisalign.

Invisalign treatment with mandibular advancement offers a simpler more efficient and patient friendly treatment option than functional appliances to treat teen class ii patients. A multicenter prospective irb clinical study was completed with 80 patients in north america. The future of teen orthodontics invisalign treatment with mandibular advancement. Invisalign treatment with mandibular advancement is designed to replicate the action of commonly used functional appliances for class ii correction through new precision wings which hold the mandible in a forward position while simultaneously correcting malocclusion and crowding issues.

This is a hardware free alternative for our patients. It is aimed at patients between 11 16 years old in the growth spurt that present with retrognathic class ii malocclusions in a permanent dentition or in a stable late mixed dentition stable e s are necessary. If the lower jaw is too far back your doctor may want to move it forward before straightening your teeth. How does invisalign with mandibular advancement work.

These innovative invisalign aligners are the first fda approved clear aligner treatment for class ii malocclusion or an overbite meaning we can do skeletal correction with no hardware at all. Mandibular advancement is most commonly used to treat an overbite by placing steady force to the lower jaw in order to draw it forward. But over the last 20 years or so invisalign has continued to research and redefine the orthodontic experience to be able to treat almost any malocclusion. Invisalign treatment for people with overbite.

The aligners are crafted from the same bpa free smooth plastic as standard invisalign. A class ii malocclusion occurs when the upper jaw and lower jaw don t line up. And now it can also assist with mandibular advancement.