Here are
some examples of problems that orthodontics can correct.
Mouseover any of the examples to see the finished result.
Crowding
Patient started treatment at age eleven and wore
braces
for twenty-six months.
He loves his new smile.
Openbite
Patient sucked her thumb
as a young child. She started treatment at age thirteen. She had
braces and a special appliance--called a crib--to retrain
the tongue, for twenty-eight months. Now she
can bite the lettuce out
of a sandwich.
Deep Overbite
This adult patient (age twenty-five) required
braces and jaw surgery to correct his severe overbite, treatment
taking two years. His problem could have been corrected without
surgery
if he had been treated before
he was a teenager.
Underbite
Patient's underbite was causing her to have jaw
joint discomfort and excessive wear patterns on her teeth. After
thirty months of treatment starting at age thirty-two, she now finds
smiling and chewing much easier.
Spacing
Patient was bothered by
the spaces between his teeth. Braces closed the spaces and gave
him an ideal bite in twenty-four months. Special glued-in retainers
help keep the spaces closed.
Overbite
At age ten, patient had a big overbite with the
top teeth protruding beyond the bottom. She had two phases of treatment.
The first helped her jaws to grow more harmoniously; the second
aligned her teeth and bite. At age thirteen, she was proudly displaying
her new smile.