Answers.com > Wiki Answers > Categories > Health > Dental Health > Straightening Teeth > What age is ideal to install a Herbst appliance?

What age is ideal to install a Herbst appliance?

In: Straightening Teeth [Edit categories]

Answer:

11+ Years

First answer by Iloveacting117. Last edit by Iloveacting117. Contributor trust: 0 [recommend contributor ]. Question popularity: 1 [recommend question].

[report abuse]

Can you answer these Straightening Teeth questions?

	Are they going to put anesthesia when they're going to put the braces?	Answer it!
	What do you do if you swallowed some of the metal of your braces?	Answer it!
	Do adults wear headgear with braces too?	Answer it!
	What is the average time before a tooth fall?	Answer it!
	What can you do if all your teeth are straight apart from one?	Answer it!

What is a herbst appliance?
A painful device that fixes your overbite or underbite using pistons and crowns that both bite into your gum
I'm getting a herbst appliance tomorrow tell you everything about the herbst appliance?
ok, so pretty much they put silver crowns or caps on your back top and bottom teeth. then attached to those are screws which are hooked onto metal bars connecting the top and bottom teeth together....
Are there Ways to get used to a herbst appliance?
i have a herbst appliance in my mouth right now.I got it tightened and I have four ulcers in my mouth,but that was just because the assistant put in legs that were too long.The appliance hurts for...
Can you over expand the herbst appliance?
Well i just got my herbst Saturday morning and its monday afternoon so about 2 days ago i got this thing it kills its a pain its annoying you can chew eat talk clearly it gave me a rash right below...
What does a herbst appliance feel like?
I got mine put in i think about two weeks ago. It hurts really bad for about the first five days but affter that it doesn't hurt as bad. I just learned how to actually eat real food a couple of days...