Before
Close-up view of upper and lower teeth showing dental alignment and bite relationship during orthodontic assessment.
After
Healthy white teeth aligned in upper and lower rows against pink gum tissue.

Crowding of the teeth

Patient started treatment at age 11 and wore braces for 26 months. He loves his new smile.
Before
Dental close-up showing upper and lower teeth with slight gap between front incisors.
After
Close-up frontal view of aligned upper and lower teeth showing orthodontic treatment results.

Open bite - Front teeth don't touch

Patient sucked her thumb as a young child. She started treatment at age 13. She had braces and a special appliance — called a crib — to retrain the tongue, for 28 months. Now she can bite the lettuce out of a sandwich.
Before
Close-up intraoral view of upper and lower teeth showing dental alignment and bite relationship.
After
Upper front teeth showing orthodontic treatment progress with visible brackets and wires on dental model.

Deep overbite - Lower front teeth bite into palate

This adult patient, age 25, required braces and jaw surgery to correct his severe overbite, with treatment taking two years. His problem could have been corrected without surgery if he had been treated before he was a teenager.
Before
Close-up view of upper front teeth showing orthodontic treatment with ceramic braces and brackets.
After
Close-up view of teeth showing orthodontic alignment and bite correction treatment progress.

Missing lateral incisors

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.
Before
Straight, evenly-spaced white teeth displayed in close-up dental photograph showing orthodontic treatment results.
After
Close-up of aligned white teeth showing successful orthodontic treatment results in dental setting.

Underbite - Lower front teeth in front of upper teeth

Patient's underbite was causing her jaw joint discomfort and excessive wear patterns on her teeth. After about 30 months of treatment starting at age 32, she now finds smiling and chewing much easier.
Before
Close-up of upper and lower teeth showing orthodontic treatment with brackets and wires.
After
Close-up of upper front teeth showing dental alignment before orthodontic treatment.

Spacing of teeth

Patient was bothered by the spaces between his teeth. Braces closed the spaces and gave him an ideal bite in 24 months. Special glued-in retainers help keep the spaces closed.
Before
Close-up of upper front teeth showing dental alignment and whiteness, orthodontic example.
After
Close-up view of aligned upper and lower teeth showing orthodontic treatment results with healthy gums.

Overjet - Protruding front teeth

At age ten, patient had a big overjet with the top teeth protruding beyond the bottom. She had two phases of treatment. The first helped her jaws to grow more harmoniously and the second aligned her teeth and bite. At age 13, she was proudly displaying her new smile.
Before
Close-up intraoral view of open mouth showing lower teeth and tongue for orthodontic examination.
After
Close-up intraoral view of lower teeth and gums showing dental alignment assessment.

Non-braces treatment

Sometimes braces are not needed to get noticeable improvements in tooth alignment. This patient was first seen at age seven for crowding of the lower permanent teeth. A procedure was performed to reduce the width of the adjacent baby teeth and the permanent incisors aligned on their own in nine months.
Before
Close-up of child's upper front teeth showing severe crowding and misalignment requiring orthodontic treatment.
After
Dental braces on upper and lower teeth showing orthodontic treatment progress with metal brackets and wires.

Phase-One

Patient's parents were concerned about both aesthetics and the health of the erupting permanent teeth when they brought him to the orthodontist at age eight. The lower front teeth were crowded and touching the palate, and the upper front teeth were extremely displaced from their normal positions. After 12 months of Phase-One treatment with an expander and partial braces, patient's appearance and dental function were vastly improved.

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