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Face Pulling Apliances
DIR By: sunspots
Date: April 13, 2014, 3:08 pm
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I've been considering face pulling and ran into this,
HTML http://doityourselfdentalimpressionkit-com.mybigcommerce.com/ita-1501-hawley-traditional-retainers-includes-upper-and-lower/
I just wondering, do you guys think this retainer could be used
for face pulling?
I'm most likely going to try this, does anyone have any
thoughts/opinions?
If anyone has any other ideas on how to go about face pulling,
do post them on here!
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Re: Face Pulling Apliances
DIR By: ma6
Date: August 16, 2014, 1:12 pm
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It looks like that link is broken. But, if any one is
interested, I'm guessing it was an old online store for this:
HTML http://doityourselfdentalimpressionkit.com/retainers/
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Re: Face Pulling Apliances
DIR By: abetterguy
Date: September 3, 2014, 9:14 am
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Any progress on this??
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Re: Face Pulling Apliances
DIR By: ma6
Date: September 12, 2014, 7:45 pm
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I think it's very interesting.
I think the clear retainers might work. I doubt you could
facepull with a traditional Hawley retainer though, because it
doesn't surround the back molars. The clear retainers do
surround the back molars.
You can see, you can use elastics with Invisalign
HTML https://www.google.com/search?q=elastics+OR+rubber+OR+rubberbands+%22invisalign%22&tbm=isch,<br
/>including class III elastics. Class III elastics pull the top
teeth forward pulling against the bottom teeth. The rubberband
goes from top-back teeth to the front-bottom teeth. I'm guessing
the clear retainers at doityourselfdentalimpressionkit.com are
similar to Invisalign trays.
So, if you can use class III elastics, it seems to me that you
could use reverse pull headgear (or whatever) to pull the top
teeth forward instead of pulling against the bottom teeth.
The question I have is, how could you attach hooks to the clear
retainer?
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Re: Face Pulling Apliances
DIR By: PUMA
Date: September 13, 2014, 1:21 am
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I think the hook is attached to the tooth, not the tray. I could
be wrong though.
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Re: Face Pulling Apliances
DIR By: ma6
Date: September 13, 2014, 10:53 am
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Oh, you're right. I didn't notice that. Darn.
...But, it looks like one hook can be cut into the aligner
itself. This person has Invisalign with class III elastics, with
a hook cut in the upper aligner and a button attached directly
to the lower canines:
HTML http://www.archwired.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?p=286329#p286329
This site says:
HTML http://www.animated-teeth.com/dental-braces/a-invisalign-attachments.htm
--- Quote ---
> What are Invisalign® "buttons"?
> "Buttons" are the term Invisalign® uses for small plastic
brackets that serve as anchors points for elastic bands.
>
> As examples, one button may be placed on an upper eyetooth and
the other on a lower molar, with an elastic running between
them. In other cases, the second anchor point for the elastic is
sometimes the Invisalign® aligner itself.
>
--- End Quote ---
I wonder if I could get an upper retainer/tray from
doityourselfdentalimpressionkit or crystalbraces, and use a tiny
dremel tool to cut a hook in the top back of the tray and pull
on that with thecrane or a helmet or something.
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Re: Face Pulling Apliances
DIR By: PUMA
Date: September 13, 2014, 12:21 pm
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"I wonder if I could get an upper retainer/tray from
doityourselfdentalimpressionkit or crystalbraces, and use a tiny
dremel tool to cut a hook in the top back of the tray and pull
on that with thecrane or a helmet or something."
Certainly worth a try. If it works, it would be great. If
invisalign tray can be used for face pulling I'd go for it. I
had a consult with invisalign ortho that I really liked but
didn't start treatment yet because of my desire do face pulling
first.
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