851 – Extra-oral appliances It is a category of devices that are attached to outside the mouth to provide forces to correct the position of teeth or modify jaw grow ...
842 Partial banding for inter-maxillary elastics (cross elastics) Bands and brackets are placed on one or more teeth in the upper and lower jaw to correct the position of ...
Care: There is usually a waiting period of 12 months for some health funds. Also not all levels of cover are covers for orthodontic treatment. Some funds require a treatm ...
811 Passive removable appliance – per arch This device is attached to the teeth (but can be removed) by metal clasp or by other means to maintain the position of teeth. ...
One of the most important aspects of teeth straightening and bite correction is early diagnosis, and with some simple corrective treatment we can often reduce the need fo ...
Excess tissue is part of the body’s response to irritation. The immune system kicks and get there by fluid leaking out of blood vessels. The tissue puffs up and swells. ...