:: BRACES ::

 Braces are recommended to align teeth in a uniform manner. Both steel and ceramic braces are available. They are useful to correct the following problems:
  • Close gaps
  • Align twisted/overlapping teeth in a straight manner
  • Push back buck/protruding teeth.



:: ORTHODONTIC TREATMENTS ::

Orthodontic Treatments start as early as nine to ten years. Routinely done in the early teenage (13 to 14 years), orthodontic treatments are known to bring significant improvements to a person's habits as well as appearance. Orthodontic treatments in adulthood are also quite popular as well as successful. The criterion for adult orthodontic treatment is good bone support and not really the chronological age of the person.

Orthodontic appliances have proved successful in treating some common habits like:

  • Thumb sucking
  • Nail biting
  • Tongue thrusting

These appliances can be removable or fixed.


:: MARVELS OF ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT ::
 
BEFORE   AFTER
     
 
PROBLEM   SOLUTION
     
Gummy smile, protrusive lower jaw and open bite
The patient underwent about eighteen months of pre-surgical orthodontic treatment. Surgery involved removal of a wedge of bone from the upper jaw.