What Are Orthodontic Problems?
• Dental Crowding (Congestion)
• Dental Gaps (Diastema)
• Maxillary Protrusion (Protruding Teeth)
• Mandibular Protrusion (Prognathism)
• Open Bite
• Deep Bite
• Crossbite
• Impacted Teeth
• Shifting Due to Missing Teeth
• Upper and Lower Jaw Narrowness
At What Age Does Orthodontic Treatment Begin?
The 'right time' for orthodontic treatment actually varies depending on your child's growth stages. Here are the key points to help you understand the process:
• Initial Control (Age 7): The first orthodontic examination should be performed around age 7, when baby teeth fall out and permanent teeth begin to emerge. Even if treatment does not begin at this age, jaw development is monitored.
• Early Period (Ages 7–10): If there is jaw narrowness or skeletal deformities, it is much easier and more effective to intervene while bone development is ongoing.
• Traditional Period (Ages 11–14): This period, when baby teeth have completely fallen out and permanent teeth have settled, is the "golden age" most preferred for braces or clear aligner treatments.
• Adult Period (Any Age): Orthodontics has no age limit. As long as the bone and gums holding the teeth are healthy, you can receive braces or clear aligner treatment even at 20, 40, or 60 years of age.
What to Expect During the Treatment Process?
Orthodontic treatment (braces or clear aligners) is an exciting journey of transformation where your teeth settle into their new positions step by step. We plan this process that awaits you at our clinic in the most comfortable way possible:
• Digital Smile Analysis and Planning: In the first step, we create a three-dimensional digital copy of your teeth using intraoral scanners. Before starting treatment, we view simulations together to see how your teeth will look at the end of the journey.
• Application of Personalized Devices: According to the method we choose (brackets or clear aligners), we place special apparatus on your teeth. It is very normal to feel slight pressure on your teeth at this stage; this is the first signal that the change has begun.
• Adjustment Phase: For the first few days, you will feel that there is a new guest in your mouth. We provide you with small tips and support to increase your comfort so that your speech or chewing can adapt to this.
• Periodic Control and Activation: In our short appointments, which we carry out approximately every 4–6 weeks, we track progress, tighten the wires, or transition to your new aligners. Every appointment is a stop where we get one step closer to the smile we target.
• Watching the Big Change: Watching your teeth move millimeter by millimeter during the treatment and seeing your facial profile become more beautiful in the mirror is the most enjoyable part of the job. You will see the fruits of your patience more clearly with each passing day.
• Happy Ending and Retention Phase: When that big day arrives, when the wires come off or the final aligner is finished, we celebrate your new smile. We guarantee the process with invisible "retainer wires" or aligners to protect this magnificent position of your teeth for a lifetime.
Frequently Asked Questions?
Absolutely not. The process of attaching braces to the teeth is completely painless; tools like needles or drills are not used. It is normal to feel a "pressure" for a few days when the wires are first attached or tightened because your teeth have started to move, which is a sign that the change has begun.
Of course! There is no age limit for orthodontic treatment. As long as your teeth and the bone structure holding them are healthy, we can straighten your teeth at age 15 or 50. Today, thanks to clear aligners, you can renew your smile without anyone noticing you are undergoing treatment.
This depends entirely on the degree of crowding in your teeth and your jaw structure. While some cases can be completed in as short a time as 6–8 months, more complex cases can take 1.5–2 years. We share a specific estimated duration with you clearly at the first examination.
When using braces, we want you to stay away from very hard (nuts, hard apples) or very sticky (gum, caramel) foods; because these can snap the wires. However, if you are using clear aligners, you can eat anything you wish freely because you remove the aligners while eating!
Yes, technology has advanced significantly. We can now resolve most cases with clear aligners as successfully as with braces. Moreover, the fact that the aligners are removable makes it much easier to maintain oral hygiene and continue your social life.
Teeth have a "memory" and they may want to return to their former positions. To prevent this, at the end of the treatment, we attach a very thin, invisible "retainer wire" to the inner part of the teeth or provide night guards. With this simple precaution, your new smile stays with you for a lifetime.
There is no speech impairment experienced with dental braces. With clear aligners, there may be a very slight lisp for the first 1–2 days while your tongue adjusts to the aligners, but within a few days, your mouth will fully adapt to this and you will continue to speak normally.
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