Dr. Ron Breault (Dentist)
 
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Hours

Summer Hours
(May-end of Sept)
Monday 11-5
Tuesday 8-2
Wednesday 8-2
Thursday 11-5

Winter Hours
(October - end of april)
Monday 11-5
Tuesday 8-2
Wednesday 11-5
Thursday 9:30-3:30

Contact info

#302 8225-105 st
Edmonton, Alberta
T6E 4H2
(780) 439-3797 pH
info@drbreault.com

Appliances

Stage I:
is the expansion of the upper jaw with a removable appliance. This appliance is fabricated of acrylic and wires with a screw located in the center of the appliance which is turned 1/8 mm every night. This is to help and guide the growth of the jaw so that a patient may reclaim some of what nature intended him/her to have.  There are 2 lower stage 1 appliances one without a screw (upper right) and one with a screw.





Stage II:
once the jaws have been expa
nded to accommodate all the teeth a stage II is often introduced and the Stage I lower without a screw. This appliance is not as bulky as the stage I and its function is to help retain the expansion. Myotherapy exercises are introduced to teach the patient proper swallowing and resting techniques. These techniques will ensure the patient's success in long-term retention. This stage may sometimes by unnecessary.




Stages III or IV:
is a posturing appliance, which helps the lower jaw to come forward and keeps the patient's mouth closed. The myotherapy is continued during this stage, as well as after all appliances are removed.  (The difference between Stage III and IV is in reference to which molars the appliance is anchored on as well as the stage III most often has a Hoffman wire).







** appliances are a courtesy of A&J Laboratories (780)439-1454 - Tom McBride