an apparatus that slides into tubes on the outer surface of the molar bands and is connected to a head or neck strap Sometimes referred to as a "night brace" because that is the only time it would be requested to be worn in our office and most others
You use headgear to refer to hats or other things worn on the head. hats and other things that you wear on your head
stable gear consisting of any part of a harness that fits about the horse's head
Headgear is used in conjunction with Braces to reduce the convexity of the profile, by slowing the growth of the upper jaw and moving the upper teeth back We use the back of the neck, or top of the head as an anchor, to modify and correct the relation of the upper jaw to lower jaw