Jaw and Airway Development
Airway is key to life. Normal breathing is silent breathing through your nose. It is quiet and effortless. There are many components to having and/or developing a healthy airway and properly aligned teeth.
Growth guidance therapy for adults involves gently and safely stimulating the lifelong remodeling potential within the jaws and face. By correctly applying growth appliance strategy, the results can be very profound. These include creating room for crowded teeth; development of the face in a forward horizontal direction which improves the appearance of the cheek bones, eyes, nose and lower jaw line. This opens the airway, potentially eliminating sleep breathing problems.
Early intervention on jaw development promotes healthy airway, jaw and facial development for a lifetime. By starting early in a child’s facial development, we can use appliances and other orthopedic stimulation to maximize the full genetic potential of facial growth. By eliminating snoring and mouth breathing by developing the child’s airway, we promote restful sleep and all the developmental benefits that affords a growing child.
Vivos DNA
The DNA appliance is a way to correct sleep apnea and reduce snoring, straighten your teeth, and alleviate symptoms of TMJ disorder. The DNA Appliance works by widening the upper arch and the nasal passages, allowing more airflow to pass through. The lower arch can then move into an improved position.
Vivos PEx Upper and Lower Jaw Expander
Fixed appliance that expands the upper and lower arch in children and adolescents. This appliance is 3D printed from a digital scan, allowing for a near-perfect fit with plenty of tongue space.
Palatal Expansion
Fixed or removable, this appliance expands the upper arch in children and adolescents. This expansion creates room for proper eruption of teeth and for proper resting posture of the tongue.
Vivos Guides
The Vivos System includes the growth guides. These are appliances that work with your child's natural growth cycle, guiding and promoting their natural growth in the right direction, typically worn when the child sleeps.