straight into ortho?

[lily101]

I have a collapsing bite with skeletal instability. I also don't have back molar support & one molar was extracted due to a fracture. One side of my face is actually beginning to collapse due to lack of support & mis-use of facial muscles. I just need to stabilize somewhere until I can get my spine issues addressed. Is is possible to apply braces (just to hold) without using a acrylic dental orthotic first to stabilize the joints? I've run into serious trouble with dental devices in the past since my body isn't stable enough to support them. This is a tough place to be in.

Also with AFL wires is there any form of stabilization when they're being worn?

[sirwired]

If you live near a dental school, this seems like an excellent question/case for the Ortho and OMFS faculty practice to work out together. (Not the student clinic...) Here in NC, it'd probably be handled by the UNC Dentofacial Clinic, which is a joint program between the two departments for situations like this.

[katsface]

Braces aren't really for stabilization, they're for movement. Sounds like you want something more like a retainer, maybe?

[theman]

[quote="katsface"]Braces aren't really for stabilization, they're for movement. Sounds like you want something more like a retainer, maybe?[/quote]

Yeah, this sounds about right.

OP you really should see a dentist, orthodontist, etc. Something. That sounds like a pretty serious medical problem.