Examine, diagnose and treat dental malocclusions and oral cavity anomalies. It designs and fabricates appliances to realign teeth and jaws to produce and maintain normal function and to improve appearance.
It deals with:
- Overbite
- Open bite
- Under bite
- Misplaced midline
- Cross bite
- Spacing
- Crowding & fixed appliance like
- Braces – For better facial profile
- Special fixed appliances – for thumb sucking & tongue thrusting habits
- Fixed space maintainers
- Removable appliances like : Aligners
- Removable space maintainers
- Jaw repositioning appliance
- Lip & Check bumpers
- Palatal expander
- Headgear