Simplify & Shorten Your Child’s Smile Journey
With the Carriere Motion 3D Appliance, Dr. Ragan can simplify your child’s initial treatment and reduce their overall treatment time — all without making your child wear pesky headgear or even more intrusive devices like a Herbst appliance.
What Is the Carriere Motion Appliance?
The Carriere Motion 3D Appliance is a low-profile treatment that uses an upper and lower appliance to anchor an elastic band that helps gently guide your child’s jaw into place for a much more comfortable — and less noticeable — experience.
Bite Correction Without Headgear
Dr. Ragan uses this innovative orthodontic device as a preliminary step to correct a number of malocclusions (or bite issues) before placing your child’s braces or aligners, including:
- Underbite
- Overbite
- Crossbite
How the Carriere Appliance Works
The Carriere Motion Appliance is a bite correction device we use before applying braces. Each Carriere arm — right and left — has pads that we’ll glue onto your child’s upper canine tooth and the corresponding upper first molar tooth.
Dr. Ragan will then glue two braces onto your child’s bottom first molar teeth. Your child will wear elastics from the Carriere arm on the upper canine to the brace on the lower first molar, which will correct their bite.
After correcting your child’s bite, we’ll remove their Carriere Motion Appliance and apply a full set of braces or clear aligner trays to continue treatment.
Why Choose the Carriere Motion Appliance at Ragan Orthodontics?
The Carriere Motion Appliance is a state-of-the-art solution designed to correct bite issues — particularly overbites — before your child begins traditional braces.
By gently shifting their teeth into the right position, this device helps set the foundation for quicker, more efficient treatment. This means less time in braces and fewer adjustments — making your child’s orthodontic journey smoother and more convenient.
Benefits of the Carriere Motion Appliance
The Carriere Motion Appliance also speeds up treatment, eliminates the need for extractions, and prevents other in-depth orthodontic treatments.
Let’s take a look at some of the benefits of the Carrier Motion Appliance:
- Reduces treatment time
- Provides comfort
- Ensures hygiene
- Is more discreet and comfortable
- Guides speech
- Provides a natural and correct finish
And the Carriere Motion Appliance is more discreet, comfortable, and easy to wear than traditional bite correctors.