I just wanted to know what they are, and what they do for your teeth?
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I think they're for overbites. It incorporates the use of upper and lower bite blocks to position the mandible forward for skeletal Class II correction.
here's a girl with them Video 1 - Twin Block Braces.wmv - YouTube
another http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...PWDkg_kQg&NR=1
Here's a great animated description. Twin Blocks with headgear - YouTube
Last edited by NarcoAngel; 02-02-2012 at 11:17 AM.
The Crime: Protruding upper canine, upper and lower crowding.
Sentence: 2 years
Fine: $4,100
First day with brackets: 12/05/2011. 4 Extractions: 12/12/11. 1st Adjustment: 01/04/12. 2nd Adjustment: 2/15/12 Pulling the canine down. 3rd Adjustment 3/28/12 (canine's in the wire, and pulled into position!). 4th adjustment: 5/16/2012 (closing the gaps!)
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