Adolescent Jaw Development Expansion Orthodontics…the Non-extraction orthodontic option.
Anterior Guided Growth Appliance (AGGA) & Controlled Arch Braces (CAB) in Payton (age 13) Non-Surgical jaw development orthodontics in adolescents using AGGA + CAB is an alternative to extraction/retraction orthodontics. Jaw development with fixed AGGA+ CAB develops the upper jaw and mid-face forward and allows the lower jaw to grow to its forward genetic potential, expansion of the dental arches, decompression of the TMJs eliminating headaches & pain, increase in airway volume and stabilization of cervical neck posture which eliminates forward head posture. See the changes below in a 13 year old girl after 8 months (5 months in fixed … Continue reading