Banding
The process of cementing orthodontic bands to your teeth.
Bonding
The process of attaching brackets to your teeth using a special safe adhesive.
Cephalometric X-rays
An X-ray of the head used to evaluate jaw and teeth relationships.
Consultation
A meeting with our office, where we will discuss the findings of your orthodontic records and the proper way to correct your orthodontic condition.
Debonding
The removal of cemented orthodontic brackets.
Debanding
The removal of cemented orthodontic bands.
Extraoral Photographs
Facial photos.
Impressions
The first step in making a model of your teeth. You bite into a container filled with a rubber type material, and that material hardens to produce a mold of your teeth.
Interceptive Treatment
Treating children during their growing stages allows orthodontists to achieve results that may not be possible when face and jaw bones have fully developed. This early treatment can simplify future care.
Ligation
A process where an archwire is attached to the brackets of your teeth.
Orthodontic Adjustments
An evaluation of your progress, where your wires or elastics may be changed to keep your treatment on track and moving forward. It may entail changing wires, making adjustments to the wires, making adjustments to the braces and other adjunctive appliances and determining if elastic wear is necessary.
Panoramic X-rays
A comprehensive X-ray showing all of the teeth, root structure and jaw bones.
Photographs
Facial photographs and intraoral photos will be taken through treatment.
Wax Bite
A record used to relate the lower teeth to the upper teeth so the bite can be properly evaluated.