Wire Diet

Have you heard of a dental procedure called Jaw Wiring* for treatment of obesity? When I first read about it, my common sense outrightly said that this is so barbaric! Sounds almost like a punishment or some inhumane torture of some sort. Nevertheless, it is suppose to be a painless bonding method to fix the position jaw and teeth. So no anesthesia is needed.

Orthodontic jaw wiring is a fixed intra-oral, bio-mechanical device and method for treating and controlling compulsive overeating and obesity. The device is composed of orthodontic brackets attached to the teeth, and pliable wire wrapped either around or through the brackets. The brackets are optimally positioned with respect to the anterior‑posterior position of the lower jaw. The wiring is configured to suspend the patient’s lower jaw in a semi-closed, partially movable resting position which permits a moderate amount of physiologic jaw movement and relatively clear speech, while inhibiting the ingestion of solid foods.


* Image of a wired jaw. (I have no "heart" to post the image here though it just looks like braces for straightening teeth)


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