While headgear is a great tool to help correct an overbite, there are fortunately many other ways of achieving super results without having to wear that dreaded appliance.
As someone who wore a headgear as a child, I know first hand what it is like. As a result, it is extremely rare that headgear is the treatment of choice in our office. In fact, the only times in the last 10 years that we have used them is for young patients who have an underbite.