Crowding of the teeth
Before
After
Patient started treatment at age 11 and wore braces for 26 months. He loves his new smile.
Open bite – Front teeth don’t touch
Before
After
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.
Deep overbite – Lower front teeth bite into palate
Before
After
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.
Missing lateral incisors
Before
After
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.
Underbite – Lower front teeth in front of upper teeth
Before
After
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.
Spacing of teeth
Before
After
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.
Overjet – Protruding front teeth
Before
After
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.
Non-braces treatment
Before
After
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.
Phase-One
Before
After
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.
Non-Surgical Treatment Options
The thought of having jaw surgery can be intimidating, and it’s not something that you want to do unless there is no other option. At House of Orthodontia, we understand your concerns. By using the latest techniques and the most innovative appliances, we have had great success treating complex patients using non-surgical treatment options in borderline cases.
When you choose House of Orthodontia, you can be confident that our doctors don’t just use the latest techniques and appliances—they’ve been instrumental in developing many of the non-surgical treatment procedures that we offer to patients. We know that many patients have been told by other orthodontists that surgery was their only choice, but surgery may simply not always be the best answer or the only option. We’re pleased to provide second opinions so that you can confidently understand your full range of options.
Who Benefits from Non-Surgical Treatment Options
There are many people who may have been told that surgery was their best choice, but it is possible that the following cases will have great success without requiring surgical intervention:
- Patients who have good facial balance, despite their misaligned bite.
- Children whose jaws and facial bones are still in active growth.
- Patients whose need for surgery could be described as “borderline.”
Avoiding Surgery
You don’t want to go through surgery unless it’s absolutely necessary, and you definitely don’t want to put your children through it if there are other options available. As much as we’d love to be able to say ‘no’ to surgery in every case, this simply is not realistic. When a patient’s facial balance is severely out of alignment or the structure of the jaw is impeding the patient’s airway, surgery may be the only way to achieve lasting and significant results. When a surgical approach is warranted, you can rest assured in the knowledge that our doctors have extensive training and experience treating surgical orthodontic cases.
Whether or not we determine that surgery is your best option, Drs. Alikhani and Lien promise that we will always discuss your options with you honestly. We want to make sure that you are thoroughly informed and knowledgeable about your specific case and how your various treatment options will impact your results.
ACCELERATED ORTHODONTIC PROTOCOL
Because achieving that healthy, stunning smile depends on the experience and skill of your orthodontist, we make it our business to stay on top of the latest advances in the field. Some of our leading-edge techniques and practices include temporary anchorage devices for difficult adult cases and advanced technology in Accelerated Orthodontics. This technology allows us to decrease the duration of the treatment up to half, using safe and easy methodology that increases the rate of tooth movement painlessly and shortening your treatment time so you can be finished faster. House of Orthodontia’s Accelerated Orthodontic Protocol may encompass some or all of the following strategies to increase tooth movement and shorten treatment times:
- Osteoperforation (Propel™)
- Micro-Vibratory Dental Device
- Preferred Appointment Scheduling
The concept of accelerated tooth movement is a revolutionary field with cutting-edge research comprehensively performed and studied by House of Orthodontia, Harvard College of Dentistry, and the Consortium for Translational Orthodontic Research (CTOR). As such, accelerated tooth movement has been clinically documented to be up to 50-60% faster in current available human studies, although individual variability exists.1
To determine if your case qualifies for the Accelerated Orthodontic Protocol and to move your teeth up to 60% faster and finish sooner with the smile you’ve always wanted, please contact the office or book online for your complimentary consultation. Your smile might be closer than you ever thought possible!
