Orthodontics

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Orthodontics
Paving the way to a perfect smile
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What do you mean by Orthodontics?

• A speciality of dentistry for straightening
  crooked teeth, correcting malocclusions thus
  improving your bite, smile and facial beauty
• Eg Braces
• One who specializes in Orthodontics is called an
  Orthodontist

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Benefits of orthodontic treatment

• Well arranged teeth
• Healthier jaws, strong and beautiful teeth
• Beauty and confidence

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Orthodontic treatments are usually recommended to
repair

• Buck tooth When your upper front teeth protrude
  over lower teeth or lip
• Crowded teeth Having more number of teeth than
  what can be accommodated by your teeth ridge
• Gaps / Spacing problems Uneven spacing of teeth
  due to crowding or loss of teeth

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• Open bite Space between your upper and lower
  teeth appearing in the front or side, when you
  bite your teeth together
• Cross bite Improper positioning of jaws causing
  one or more of your upper teeth to rest on the
  inside of the lower teeth
• Under bite Commonly known as bull dogs
  appearance, where your lower teeth jut out past
  the upper front teeth

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Popular orthodontic treatments

• Invisalign
• Ceramic Braces
• Self-Ligating Braces
• Lingual Braces
• Metal Braces

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Invisalign

• Custom-made clear aligners used as an
  alternative to braces. Invisalign set is replaced
  with a new set every two weeks for one year
• Advantages
• Almost invisible
• Removable (at the time
• of eating and brushing)

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Ceramic Braces

• Braces made from ceramic material therefore
  least noticeable on your teeth
• Advantages
• Stain-free
• Strong
• Least noticeable

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Self Ligating Braces

• Modern band-free braces with fixed, but movable,
  metal clips to hold the archwire
• Advantages
• No elastic band, so no accumulation of food
  particles and no plaque formation
• Friction-free
• Less treatment time
• Speedy straightening of teeth
• Minimum dentist visits

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Metal Braces

• Traditional braces (wires and brackets) and the
  most prevalent method of straightening teeth.
  Today they come in compact form
• Advantages
• Bands are available
• in multiple colours
• Economical

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Lingual braces

• Metal braces worn behind the teeth, hence
  invisible
• Advantages
• Invisible from outside
• Custom-made

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Orthodontic treatments are only recommended

• After a careful dental examination including
  detailed X rays and dental structure simulation
  by a qualified orthodontist.

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• or Call
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• 971 4 357 5783
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