What are Turbo Bites and How Do They Work?
Braces, Along With Turbo Bites and Elastics, Correct Deep Bites
Has your Orthodontist recommended Turbo Bites as part of your treatment plan?
Learn about how Turbo Bites correct deep bites to avoid premature enamel loss.
A deep bite is defined as seeing less than 80%-90% of the bottom teeth when biting.
Deep bites left untreated cause excess wear and chipping of permanent teeth.
What are Turbo Bites?
Turbo Bites are small, plastic square blocks cemented to the back of the upper front teeth, placed at the same time as braces.
When full upper and lower braces are placed, if the deep bite causes the top teeth to hit against the lower braces, the lower braces will come off. Turbo bites prevent the top teeth from touching the lower braces.
Turbo bites immediately stop the front teeth from biting deep, so more of the lower teeth are seen. As a result, turbo bites cause the back teeth to become slightly apart. This is because a deep bite limits the amount of space back teeth are able to grow into the mouth.
Elastics worn in the shape of a box help back teeth grow in and touch again, which permanently corrects the deep bite.
Turbo bites are clear, plastic square blocks cemented to the back of the front teeth.
When are Turbo Bites recommended?
Turbo bites are recommended for patients who have a deep bite. Ideally, 80%-90% of the bottom teeth should be visible when the top and bottom teeth are touching. When a patient has a deep bite, it means we don’t see as much of the bottom teeth.
Patients find it interesting to learn that permanent teeth can still move up and down in adulthood. Deep bites cause the back teeth to not have enough space to grow in.
The only way for the deep bite to be permanently corrected is to create more vertical space for back teeth to grow in. Turbo bites create a temporary environment to allow back teeth to grow in more with the help of elastics.
Turbo Bites are worn with elastics to help the back teeth grow in and are removed when the back teeth begin to touch and are no longer apart.
Elastics, attached to hooks, in the shape of a box bring the back teeth together to correct the deep bite.
Wearing Turbo Bites During Your Smile Journey
The treatment goal when using Turbo Bites is for the front and back teeth bite evenly, reducing excessive wear to the enamel of permanent teeth.
Deep bites left untreated wear teeth improperly, causing damage to the enamel so that permanent teeth will not last for the lifetime of the patient.