Nowadays, age limitations for orthodontic treatments only exist in few cases. Fixed treatments and jaw growth is possible in any age. However, the treatment duration takes longer than usual.

This method was done in the past and is not very popular nowadays; the least harm is that the child would lose 2 of his/her permanent teeth.

Not only this is not necessary, but also in most cases it harms the chewing system in irreversible ways. Nowadays, we can make room for other teeth by widening the jaw arch.

With the latest methods in orthodontics, there is a less need for jaw surgeries. Although in some severe cases, patients may be referred to a maxillofacial surgeon.

A condition that causes the patient’s gum to be seen while smiling, about two millimeters or more. The main reason is that the upper jaw has grown downward and the upper lip is too short.

In case of a mismanagement, yes, it is possible.

In mild cases, a gum surgery or small treatments are sufficient. For more severe cases, orthodontics treatments are necessary, and for even worse cases, a jaw surgery is needed. The important point is that if the problem is diagnosed early, it can be prevented.

Although any kind of treatment can affect the joints, mistreatments, especially with tooth extractions, can harm the joints, permanently or temporarily.

One of the biggest advantages of our system is that it concentrates on joint health from the beginning.

In most cases, yes. However, considering complications in joint disorders and the impact of our neuromuscular system on joint health, not all patients respond the same to treatment.

Although lack of hygiene during the treatment period can damage the teeth and gums, with proper hygiene this can be prevented.

Yes. Especially mouth breathing and placing the tongue between teeth when swallowing.

There are tools and special methods for breaking these habits.

No. Wisdom teeth can cause problems for other teeth, but it has been proven that they cannot affect the anterior teeth.

An important point is that sometimes, when wisdom teeth are growing, we observe disorders in lower anterior teeth or upper ones. This is a result of jaw growth and is not related to wisdom teeth.

Lower jaw growth continues until age 15 for women and age 22 for men.

Although this question has different answers for different patients, most of our treatments take about 1 year to 2 years.

In most cases, yes. But because these problems are unknown and complicated, not all patients respond well to the treatments.

Invisible orthodontics consists of three types of treatments:

1. Invisible aligners like Invisalign:

In patients who have mild orthodontic problems, Invisalign comes in handy. This system consists of some removable aligners that has to be placed on teeth respectively – each for about two weeks, at least 20 hours each day – and they fix the teeth during this period.

2. Ceramic or transparent brackets

The main advantage of this method is that these brackets are transparent and cannot be seen. Their disadvantage is that they are fragile and bigger than metal brackets and they are harder to brush. These brackets are usually only used for upper anterior teeth in adults. But there are no differences in functionality between these and metal brackets.

3. Lingual brackets

Unlike normal brackets, these brackets are placed behind the teeth.

These brackets have 2 important weaknesses: patient’s tongue would not feel comfortable and treatment duration is longer.

After introducing systems like Invisalign, these brackets are less popular.

Until recently, the only method for treating a small upper jaw in adults was surgery, bur Dr. Steve Galella invented a method that had a huge impact on orthodontics, and now we are able to guide the upper jaw to its natural growth without any age limit.

Using this method, we now are able to:

Forget about the struggle of choosing between pulling out a tooth for orthodontics or not, because we no longer pull out a healthy tooth using this system.

Prevent gummy smile in your children and teenagers, or treat it in adults.

Treat or soothe most headaches and joint pains.

Treat many people with breathing or snoring disorders during sleep.

Treat or correct most jaw rotations without any surgery.