MYOFUNCTIONAL
RESEARCH
CO.
Innovative dental appliance technology and education
The Trainer System™ appliances are single-size, prefabricated dental appliances that incorporate both myofunctional and tooth positioning characteristics.
No impressions, no molding, and no fitting are required.
Soft, Phase 1 appliances are more flexible to adapt to a wide range of malocclusions. Harder, Phase 2 appliances usually follow after 5 to 8 months of Phase 1 use and achieve better tooth alignment.
THE MYOBRACE SYSTEM
The Myobrace®System is a preventive pre-orthodontic treatment that focuses on addressing the underlying causes of crooked teeth, often without the need for braces or extraction of teeth unlocking natural growth and development.
The treatment is best suited to children aged 3 to 15 and involves using a series of removable intra-oral appliances that are worn for 1-2 hours each day plus overnight while sleeping.
HOW MYOBRACE SYSTEM WORKS?
Myobrace® is designed to deal with these incorrect myofunctional habits by teaching children to breathe through their nose, rest the tongue correctly in the roof of the mouth, swallow correctly, and continue widening the jaws so that they grow to their full and proper size. This results in sufficient room for the teeth allowing them to come in naturally straight and often without the need for braces.
➤Brethe throug the nose
➤Correct tongue resting position
➤Swallow correctly
➤Keep the lips together
How does it do this? By helping the child:
➤Corrects poor oral habits
➤Develops & aligns the jaws
➤Straightens the teeth
➤Optimises facial development
➤Improves overall health
➤Promotes healthy eating habits
What Myobrace® treatment does:
Myobrace - Early Orthodontic Treatment for Children Aged 3 - 15.
Presentation of proper breathing through the nasal cavity.
Waiting until all permanent teeth have come through to begin treatment with braces can unfortunately lead to irreversible damage affecting not only the teeth, but also the child’s overall health and development.
Poor myofunctional habits (poor oral habits) are evident before all permanent teeth are present, which means treatment of the causes can begin much earlier than originally thought. This can be as early as three years of age
How it works?
All the treatment stages for JUNIORS
Stage 1
Stage 3
Stage 2
The J1 provides habit correction. It is made of flexible silicone to readily adapt to any arch-form and malocclusion.
The J1 features anterior and posterior air springs that improve muscle function for children in the primary dention.
The J2 provides arch development as well as habit correction. It is made of medium-hardness material which assists in widening and developing the jaws.
The J3 provides continued jaw development and occlusal correction.
Its firm polyurethane construction provides excellent tooth alignment and the wider tongue tag finalises tongue position.
All the treatment stages for KIDS
The K1 provides habit correction and is made of flexible silicone to adapt to any arch-form and poorly-aligned teeth.
Its flexible nature also means that it offers improved retention for night-time use.
The K2 provides arch development in addition to habit correction.
It features Dynamicore with a Frankel Cage which assists in developing the arch form and improving the dental alignment.
The K3 provides final alignment and retention.
Its firm polyurethane construction provides excellent tooth alignment and retention. The hollow tongue tag encourages final tongue position.
All the treatment stages for TEENS
Stage 1 - Habit correction
Stage 2 - Arch development
Stage 1 - Habit correction
Stage 3 - Dental alignment
Stage 4 - Retention
The first stage of Myobrace® treatment is Habit Correction and it involves teaching the patient to breathe through the nose instead of the mouth, retraining the tongue to rest in the correct position, swallow the right way and keep the lips together when not eating or speaking.
Along with habit correction, additional arch development may be required to widen the upper jaw allowing sufficient space for the teeth and tongue. Children with underdeveloped jaws over 7 years of age can be recommended to use appliances and techniques in combination with The Myobrace®System-
At the stage 3, when the last of the permanent teeth are erupting, the Myobrace®for Teens is used to align the teeth into their natural position.
Retention is the final stage of Myobrace® treatment and aims to ensure good oral habits are maintained, often preventing the need to wear a permanent retainer or wire for an extended period of time.