Jaw expander instuctions
Jaw expander instuctions
This video guide shows you how to turn the fixed upper jaw expander.

Being familiar and confident with turning your expander is the key to successful jaw expansion. We show you how in this video guide.

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This video guide shows you how to turn the fixed upper jaw expander.

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There’s usually a feeling of pressure for a short time after each adjustment, but it isn’t painful and settles quickly. Most children adapt within a few days, including any temporary lisp or extra saliva.
The process to construct a custom fitted jaw expander tailored to your mouth is simple. Utilising Orthoclinic’s state of the art intraoral scanning technology, your mouth is 3D scanned, a 3D model is printed, and a custom fitted jaw expander is made from that model.