Common Orthodontic Issues

Patient started treatment at age 11 and wore braces for 21 months. He loves his new smile.

Patient sucked her thumb as a young child. At age 12 she got braces and a special appliance called a crib to retrain the tongue for 24 months. Now she can bite the lettuce out of a sandwich.

This 25-year-old patient had a severe overbite, which could cause accelerated wear and damage to the teeth. The deep bite was corrected to provide a healthy and beautiful smile for many years to come.

This patient's lateral incisors were congenitally missing. She had braces for 20 months to move the teeth into their correct positions, then the missing teeth were replaced with bonded "Maryland" bridges.

Patient's underbite was causing jaw discomfort and excessive wear patterns on her teeth. After about two years of treatment starting at age 32, she now finds smiling and chewing much easier.

A patient was bothered by the spaces between his teeth. Braces closed the spaces and gave him an ideal bite in 19 months. Special glued-in retainers help keep the spaces closed.

At age ten, patient had a big overjet with the top teeth protruding beyond the bottom. She had two phases of treatment to help her jaws grow more harmoniously and to align her teeth and bite. At age 13, she was proudly displaying her new smile.

This eight-year-old patient with emerging permanent teeth had crowding and contact with the palate in lower teeth, and extreme displacement in the upper teeth. After 12 months of Phase One treatment with an expander and partial braces, patient's appearance and dental function were vastly improved.