Common Treatments

crowding of the teeth

Crowding of the teeth

Patient started treatment at age eleven and wore braces for two years. He loves his new smile.

openbite

Openbite: Front teeth don't touch

Patient sucked her thumb as a young child. She had braces and a special appliance called a crib to retrain the tongue.

missing lateral incisors

Missing lateral incisors

This patient's lateral incisors were congenitally missing. She had braces for twenty months to move the teeth into the correct position, then the missing teeth were replaced with bonded "Maryland" bridges.

spacing of teeth

Spacing of teeth

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

Overbite: Protruding front teeth

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.