Braces, wonky teeth, dentists, Myobrace and young children

[asharah]

My DD age 7's dentist recently said that my daughter is almost certain to need extractions and braces once all her second teeth are through (hubby and I had 4 out and full railtracks). Friends in the Netherlands have used something called Myobrace with their kids.

They sleep in them and do exercises as their second teeth emerge for a year or two, (cc age 7-10) and it apparently alters the palate, straightens the teeth and avoids the need for extractions and braces later on.
If legit, it sounds great, as the chances of free orthodontics later on are slim, and I like the idea of doing this as the teeth come through, rather than suffering as I did at the tween / teen stage.
I've only found 1 place in the North of England that does them, (its at an NHS dentist near Halifax, but not available on the NHS) and am really not sure if the approach is legit or not. Do any other mums in the UK have experience of Myobrace or know consultants?

[sunglasses]

I would also be interested to know where this treatment or similar is offered in London. My dd is almost 11 and definitely looking at a brace with possible extractions. She has a narrow upper palette because of thumb sucking until she was 7 or 8. I had extractions when I was a child and braces then adult braces recently. My teeth look ok now but have lost the full wide arch I should have because of extracted teeth so desperate to avoid this if possible for dd. Any advise welcome

[slewis191]

My dentist is in West Yorkshire, I would guess a Google search should be able to reveal other dentists/clinics that offer the treatment.

[Olivo]

My DD started with a Myobrace 4 weeks ago, and settled at h it very easily. She only wears it overnight, haven't started exercises with it yet. She also wears a palate expander during the day. We have an appointment next week to see if there is any progress. I think there has been already ( but I may just be hopeful!)

[pamplemousse]

Dd got her Myobrace today. She is currently having a slight meltdown about not being able to sleep in it but it's very early days.
From the research I have done, and my knowledge of anatomy, the theory behind it makes sense. The muscles should be working correctly and in sync to develop the jaw. Dd clearly doesn't swallow normally, has quite an under developed mid face area, big cheeks, small lower jaw and a slight tongue tie! Discovered all this and more from the detailed analysis the dentist did. The idea of it is to retrain the muscles to work correctly and allow the jaws and teeth to develop correctly and then the teeth will all be straight. There's loads of info on the webpage. There's also an app which dd will use as she also has some exercises to do daily.
It is a big commitment for the child in terms of routine but one I believe will pay off.
The dentist we see is in petworth.

[Davidcameronscat]

Very glad to see this thread today. My son has a maxifillo expansion device and night brace. He is 11 buy been undergoing orthodontics for 18 months with our previous dentist in Germany. Went to our new UK dentist today he pronounced all the treatment to be rubbish and said he had never seen the night brace or expansion device before. They are referring us to the hospital. It's frustrating. Can anyone recommend a dentist with in the Lincolnshire/Yorkshire/Leicestershire area?

[Sallyjally]

I know this is an old thread, but I’m interested to hear feedback about the Myobrace if any of the original posters are around??

[Olivo]

Yes. Brilliant result for dd2 who wears it still, all night but not during day, so maybe 11 hrs....... DD1 not so good as she took it out as soon as I left her bedroom 😡 Compliance is key!

[Sallyjally]

Thanks olivio- great to hear. How long will she continue to need to wear it at night?

We’re there any problems with it breaking/splitting? My daughter is currently using a myomunchee at night and we’ve already gone through two of them as they just split! Wouldn’t want the same thing to happen with a myobrace as I assume they’d be expensive to replace!!

[Olivo]

Hi, I think she will use to for a while longer as she still has plenty of adult teeth to grow in. Admittedly, we are on myo number 3, as the others did get chewed through. I think I paid around £60 for them. Ut the second one was a transition to another stage of myo, so would have been needed anyway.

I did think tho, that it was better than grinding, and to be honest, no thumb sucking (which has caused thousands of pounds worth of work for my other DC )

Good luck.

[Nsb1234]

Hi

I know this is an old post but do you recommend myobrace? Am considering fir my 7 yr old boy, any thoughts would be much appreciated? Thank you!

[Olivo]

Nrb, maybe take him to an orthodontist or your dentist and ask if they feel it would benefit him? I took Dd2 to Dd1s orthodontist as a one off and got the myobrace for her. Now, her adult teeth are coming I nnicey, nad the. Dentist said this week that she is unlikely to need braces in the future