Myobrace® for Kids Stage 2 - K2

Arch expansion and continue habit correction

Myobrace for Kids

Myobrace for Kids is a three-stage appliance system designed specifically to correct poor oral habits while treating upper and lower jaw development problems. Myobrace® for Kids is most effective after a child's permanent front teeth have come through and before all the permanent teeth have erupted.

The K2 focuses on arch development and continuing habit correction. It has small breathing holes to maintain continuous nasal breathing and myofunctional features to promote correct habits. It features a revolutionary Dynamicore™ inner cage for arch development and to further improve habit correction.

What causes orthodontic problems?

The majority of our children will develop crowded teeth and incorrect jaw alignment. Modern research has shown that mouth breathing, tongue thrusting, reverse swallowing and thumb sucking-known as incorrect myofunctional habits-are the real causes of crooked teeth. These habits limit the development of the child's jaws and face resulting in orthodontic problems. These causes cannot be corrected with fixed braces.

Normal vs Crowded teeth

The function of the tongue, cheeks and lips determines tooth position. Correct facial growth depends on correct function and breathing patterns.

How it works?

MRC has pioneered the use of appliances to correct myofunctional habits in growing children and has proven success in orthodontic correction without braces. This treatment can also lead to better facial development in growing children. The key to this treatment is correcting the position and function of the tongue, obtaining correct nose breathing and retraining the oral muscles to function correctly. Myobrace® appliances effectively train the tongue to position correctly in the upper jaw, retrain oral musculature and exert light forces to align the teeth.

Goals of treatment:

l Lips together at all times except when speaking or eating.

l Breathe through the nose, to assist the development of the upper and lower jaws, and to achieve the correct bite.

l No lip activity when swallowing, which allows the front teeth to develop correctly.

l Improved dental alignment.

l Improved facial development.

K2 Design Features

The design features of the K2 are suited to promote arch development while correcting breathing and myofunctional habits in the mixed dentition.

Dynamicore"" with Frankel Cage -assists in widening and developing the jaws.

Tongue tag, guard and elevators-trains the tounge to position properly.

Extended lip bumper-discourages strong overactive lip muscles