What are dental appliances used for?

Depends on situation: Orthodontic appliances move teeth. Prosthodontic appliances restores missing teeth. Bruxisim appliance to protect teeth and treat symptoms of tmj.

It also opens: The vertical relationship of the upper and lower jaw and improves the airway specially for people who suffers from sleep apnea , e.g., somnomed, ..

Dental appliances: There are a plethora of dental appliances. You need to know the problem to subscribe the proper appliance, such as TMJ appliances, snoring appliances, retainer appliances, tooth moving appliances etc.

Many Uses: There are many dental appliances with different uses depending on your dental need. I will give you some examples. Night Guards and Day Guards are used to help with bruxing or tooth grinding, retainers are used to maintain tooth position after orthodontics and Oral Sleep Appliances are used to treat sleep apnea and snoring.

Appliances: Term refers to just about anything a Dentist fabricates for your dental health other that restorations. For example braces, aligners, retainers, functional appliances, expanders, head gear, bite splints, bite turbos, night guards, anti-snore alliances, and the list goes on. If your Dentist or Specialist has spoken to you about appliance therapy, ask for a more specific personalized description.