Welcome to the website of Randy L Gittess DDS, orthodontist Winter Springs, Florida. This Orlando orthodontic practice offers silver braces, ceramic braces, clear braces, Invisalign invisible aligners, herbst and other expansion appliances.
Our services include braces for kids, braces for adults, adult orthodntics, dental braces, clear braces, Invisalign invisible aligners, TMJ therapy and a shuttle.
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EXPANSION APPLIANCES
An expander can be fitted on your teeth in order to expand your upper jaw.

The doctor will explain the reasons why this device is recommended. In order for you to understand fully what you are doing for yourself and your health, the following are the most important points to remember:
  • By widening the upper jaw you can make more room for any crowded teeth. Also, this expansion should help to achieve a better bite.
  • A narrow or deep upper jaw may make it harder to breathe through your nose. When widening the upper jaw, the air passages also widen, thus allowing you to breathe more easily through your nose.
  • The difference between this type of orthodontic device and braces is that braces move your teeth, while your expander gently separates and widens the two parts of the upper jaw.
  • Once the upper jaw has been expanded, new bone fills the space and helps maintain the increased width.
HERBSTS
One of the most common problems orthodontics treat is the discrepancy that occurs when the upper teeth protrude beyond the lower. Ordinarily when we see a patient with the upper teeth protruding, we tend to think that the upper jaw and teeth are too far forward; but, more often than not, this condition is due to a small lower jaw that is further back than it should be. With these patients, we would like to encourage the lower jaw to catch up in growth, and braces like the Herbst appliance help this happen.


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