Our case of the month for July 2018 involves teeth straightening using lingual braces. Lingual braces are placed on the inside of the teeth rather than on the outside, which makes them the only INVISIBLE brace. If you dread the thought of traditional metal train tracks or just could not commit to the regimented regime of Invisalign, this could be the technique for you. Here is our case:
Before lingual braces; the upper lateral teeth are slightly behind the central and the lower teeth are heavily crowded.
The upper lateral teeth are now in line and the lower teeth are beautifully straight.
In this case, we used a combination of a Social 6 lingual brace for the upper teeth and a full arch lower lingual brace. For simple cases that involve the front 4 teeth to be corrected, the Social 6 lingual brace is often ideal. The treatment is usually very quick at 3-4 months and totally invisible. Where there is a greater level of crowding, such as the lower teeth in our case, a full arch brace is required. So, if you would like to straighten your teeth this year and did not know about lingual braces, there is an invisible solution for you.
Treatment completed by Dr Nissit Patel. All photos are the property of Dr Patel and cannot be reproduced for whatever reason by a 3rd party.