Treatments

Orthodontics is a specialised discipline of dentistry concerned with aligning the teeth and jaws to improve your smile and oral health. Problems like crooked or crowded teeth, overbites or underbites may be corrected. Patients with orthodontic problems can benefit form orthodontic treatment at nearly any age and it is important to realise that there is no age limit!. An ideal time for placement of braces is between 10-14years of age, while the face and and teeth are still growing and teeth are more easily straightened. However with modern techniques and invisible braces an increasing number of adults are looking to orthodontic treatment to correct major or minor problems to improve their smiles. To see an overview of all types of braces watch the video below.

Play this video to see a short description for each brace type.

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Adult treatment is available at Brace Club in Guildford, Surrey.

Adult Orthodontics

There’s no real age limit to orthodontic treatment as long as your teeth and gums are healthy. It is never too late to have a beautiful smile that you can show with confidence. Adult orthodontics is becoming more popular due an increased awareness of the importance of an aesthetically pleasing smile and the introduction of aesthetic and hidden braces. More significantly than ever before Dentists may recommend a short course orthodontic treatment to aid in the future placement of implants or bridges. Orthodontic treatment can be of great help as a first stage to either upright teeth or redistribute spaces between teeth to facilitate the placement of veneers, crowns, bridges, partial dentures or implants. More frequently than before many adults turn to orthodontic treatment to correct mild irregularities. Great technological advances of today has made possible the availability of more aesthetic treatment options. It doesn’t have to be the metal braces like before. Less visible options are the Invisalign clear aligners, Ceramic braces which blend in with the colour of the teeth or even Lingual braces which are fitted on back of teeth. Please click on this link to see a few examples of adult smiles created by Dr Dana Bondoc in the Portfolio section of this website.

Early Treatment for ages 7-10 is a available at Brace Club located in Guildford, Surrey.

Children's Orthodontics

We believe that early treatment is beneficial when needed, and many patients are pleasantly surprised to find that their treatment can be carried out at an early age. A beautiful smile together with straight teeth that function well can have a tremendous effect on children's self esteem, self confidence and long term dental health. It is a great investment for life!

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Benefits of Braces

Before treatment, with metal braces on, after treatment photos of female teenager for the treatment of protrusion or commonly mistaken as an overbite.

Protrusion

When the top teeth are protruding, they are at risk from fracturing during a fall. Braces can help by moving back the upper front teeth to prevent dental injury and improve your overall facial aesthetics.

Before treatment, with metal braces on, after treatment photos of a female teenager for the treatment of crowding.

Crowding

When your teeth are crowded, brushing efficiently is difficult. Your Orthodontist can help by fitting braces which will align the teeth to create better access for cleaning and give you an improved smile

Before treatment, with metal braces on, after treatment photos of a male teenager for the treatment of spacing and an anterior cross bite.

Spacing

If you have small teeth and a number of gaps your Orthodontist can fit braces and close some or all the gaps to give you a better looking smile.

Before treatment, with metal braces on, after treatment photos of a male teenager for the treatment of an anterior cross bite.

Crossbites

If your have anterior or posterior crossbites your orthodontist can align the teeth using a brace. The end result will give you improved overall facial aesthetics, a better bite, and straight teeth.

If your Dentist or Implant Specialist has made plans for you to have and implant in a gap where a tooth was removed a long time ago braces may be fitted at the request of your Implant Specialist by means of a referral letter to the Orthodontist. The Orthodontist will then fit a brace and upright the adjacent teeth and provide you with a retainer to maintain new positions of teeth. The Implant Specialist having been informed by the Orthodontist about the completion of Orthodontic active treatment will then arrange a series of appointments with you for the placement of the Implant.

Orthodontic braces play a important part in combined Orthodontic and Surgical treatment of more severe cases; for example late erupting teeth.

Orthodontics and Jaw surgery (Orthognathic Surgery) is usually carried out in a hospital setting to correct severe bites.

If you have a reversed bite the Orthodontist will assess the difficulty and will present you with a number of options.

Brace Types

There are many different types of braces. Below are the main categories explained.

Clarity Ceramic Braces from 3M

Clear braces work in the same way as metal braces but are less noticeable. These are so discrete you will soon forget that you are wearing braces. Treatment time is comparable to standard metal braces.

Damon Clear Fixed Braces

Damon braces allow your teeth to move gently and easily while requiring fewer adjustments than traditional braces. Damon system works more efficiently and as a result the appointments will be shorter and less in number.

Gemini Metal Fixed Braces from 3M

Metal braces are the most popular brace choice because children nowadays want to show off their brace and look forward to a new colour elastic ties to be placed on the brace at each orthodontic adjustment. It isn’t uncommon for small groups of friends to wear request a similar matching colour at a time. Thus a trend is started.

Incognito lingual braces

Incognito lingual braces are custom-made braces made from cast gold that have a flat design offering you an effective treatment and maximum comfort which are also invisible because they are fitted on the back of the teeth. The best feature about this brace is that there it reduces the risk of appearance of white marks on the outside of teeth after treatment. The outside of teeth will be free from the brace and should the brushing frequency requirement of brushing 5 times a day not be met there will still be a reduced risk of developing visible white lines on the outside faces of teeth.

Twinblock Functional Appliance treatment

A Twin Block functional appliance is a pair of two removable appliances used for the correction of the lower jaw to a more advanced position. These type of appliance is only suitable for wear at a time of growth spurt and only in some malocclusions. They are worn for a year and usually fixed braces will follow as the second stage of the treatment.

Invisalign aligners

Invisalign Aligners come in a set and need to be worn in the right order for two weeks at a time and replaced by the next in the series. Each aligner moves teeth incrementally provided it is worn for two weeks. They are removable so in that way they are convenient allowing you to eat and drink what you want during the treatment. Regarding cleaning, there will be no changes to your regular routine because they are removable.

Most importantly, ask your orthodontist if Invisalign would be the right brace for you because this brace is suitable for mild crowding.

Single arch Removable Appliance

Removable Braces

Removable braces for Interceptive treatment or early treatment usually referred for orthodontic treatment in the mixed dentition(at a time when baby teeth are present and while some baby teeth due to be replaced by permanent teeth) to correct a dental crowding and bite early using removable appliances.

Removable braces worn in permanent dentition is sometimes a necessary stepas a first stage of the orthodontic treatment to correct a deep bite for example, before fixed braces are fitted because removable can be very efficient at reducing a deep bite in a relatively short period of time. Removable braces are good for correcting one or two localised problems but cannot be used for unraveling teeth just like fixed braces and should not considered as a replacement for fixed braces. Once the removable brace has helped to reduced a deep overbite the second phase of the treatment will follow with fixed braces.