ClearSmile is Australia’s answer to Invisalign. The concepts are very similar: clear aligners called Correctors are worn by the patient all day and night, except when eating, drinking, cleaning teeth and playing contact sports. Treatment is usually between 12 and 18 months and a patient can have anywhere from 12 to 32 aligners. ClearSmile is [...]
Dental crowns are a dental treatment that, when placed on the tooth, covers the part of the tooth that is above the gumline. It’s a tooth shaped cap designed to cover an existing tooth to restore its shape, size, strength, or to enhance the tooth’s overall appearance.
Your dentist might prescribe a dental crown to fix [...]
Retainers is different from braces. Wearing retainers comes after wearing braces. They are removable It can be taken out when eating, brushing and flossing. meaning that you take them out when eating, brushing and flossing. Being removable, they can be easily misplaced . It is suggested that your always carry your retainer’s case. Whenever [...]
Interceptive orthodontics is orthodontic treatment for young children that begins before he or she starts the first grade to avoid certain conditions like crowding. This age is the best time to begin treatment because jaw growth and tooth development are not yet complete. Permanent teeth have also yet to come in, which makes [...]
by: Jo Harts
There are different types of Jaw deformities: (1) the under bite or overbite which is caused by malocclusion–an improper alignment of the teeth in relation to first molars; (2) gummy smile which is caused by the elongation of the maxilla in which the upper jaw has grown too far down; (3) long face [...]