Braces
Ceramic Braces (Clear)
Clear ceramic braces are the bracket of choice for most of our adult patients and some of our teens that don’t want to show metal. Ceramic braces are less visible and allow us to do everything we can do with more visible metal braces. They blend with your tooth color and bond directly to your teeth like metal braces.
Titanium Braces (Metal)
Titanium braces are a perfect choice for the patient who doesn’t mind showing metal and loves our endless color selection. New and improved titanium braces combine a very precise bracket system with the proven benefits of titanium including:
- Unique stored energy properties of titanium
- Up to 85% fewer bond failures
- Tooth shaped pads for ideal placement
- Fewer detailing appointments
The body of the bracket is designed to flex when activated with an arch wire and can store 40% of the initial load. Less force and longer treatment intervals translate into shorter treatment time. Ideal for active teens who challenge bond strength.
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Braces Before and After Treatment Photos
Click on each section below to see before and after cases treated by Dr. Gupton with Braces.
Open Bite Before & After Treatment
A lack of vertical overlap of the incisor teeth can usually be caused by inherited or environmental factors. Finger and thumb sucking, mouth breathing, and tongue thrusting can contribute to an openbite. Early identification and interception of the problem is especially important in treating an openbite.
Open bite malocclusion treated with braces only
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Open bite malocclusion treated with braces
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Class III open bite malocclusion treated with braces
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Deep Overbite Before & After Treatment
Deep overbite is excessive vertical overlapping of incisor teeth. This is usually treated with braces when most of the teeth have erupted. A deep bite can sometimes lead to headaches, unwanted grinding habits and lead to problems with the temporomandibular joints. Sometimes a simple removable appliance can help with these problems while awaiting eruption of the permanent teeth.
Deep bite malocclusion treated with braces
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Deep malocclusion corrected with braces
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100% Overbite
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Crossbite Before & After Treatment
Posterior crossbites usually result from a constricted upper jaw or an abnormally wide lower jaw. A narrow upper jaw will often force a patient to move their lower jaw to the side or forward when closing into a stable bite. When closed into this accommodated position, the lower teeth are located outside the upper teeth. An anterior crossbite is where the upper front teeth develop behind the lower front teeth. Both anterior and posterior crossbites in young children can usually be corrected with a simple expansion appliance. Once all of the permanent teeth have erupted, braces are usually needed to correct anterior and posterior crossbites.
Anterior crossbite treated with braces in 9 months…
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Adult anterior crossbite treated with braces in 10 months…
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Anterior crossbite corrected with quadhelix, finished later with braces
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Posterior crossbite treated with braces (implant replacement of upper front teeth)
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Crowding Before & After Treatment
Crowding of the teeth is a common problem associated with the need for orthodontic care. This problem usually stems from a discrepancy between space available in each jaw and the size of the teeth. Many arches that appear crowed frequently do not need permanent tooth extraction. For example, a deep bite can cause significant lower anterior crowding that does not require extraction of permanent teeth. Early treatment in children using expansion appliances can alleviate crowding and make room for the eruption of permanent teeth.
Adult Patient with severe crowding…
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Adult case with severe crowing treated in 13 months
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Spacing Before & After Treatment
Spacing is usually treated when most of the permanent dentition has erupted.
Spacing and deep overbite corrected with braces
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Adult case with spaces and open bite treated with braces…
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Adult case with severe spacing treated with braces in 11 months…
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Class II Before & After Treatment
Class II problems represent abnormal bite relationships in which the upper jaw and its teeth are located in front of the lower jaw. This relationship is usually due to inherited characteristics. Correcting this skeletal relationship prior to braces can dramatically shorten the amount of time that braces are worn.
Severe Class II deep bite malocclusion treated non extraction with Herbst appliance prior to braces
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Severe Class II deep bite malocclusion treated with Carriere Motion Appliance and braces
Severe Class II deep bite malocclusion treated with braces and orthognathic surgery to advance lower jaw
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Facial changes with the above treatment plan (Before & After)
Severe Class II treated without extractions
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Severe adult Class II who refused surgery…treated with alternative treatment plan of removing maxillary 1st bicuspids
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Class III Before & After Treatment
Adult with a Class III malocclusion treated with braces and orthognathic surgery
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Facial changes with the above treatment plan (Before & After)
Severe Class III treated with braces
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Adult with a Class III malocclusion treated with braces and orthognathic surgery
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Facial changes with the above treatment plan (Before & After)
Class III with open bite tendency…Treated in only 8 months with braces and elastics
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