Ceramic Braces On Top Teeth Only

Can you get ceramic braces on your top and bottom teeth.

Ceramic braces on top teeth only.

Getting invisalign on your top teeth or bottom teeth only and the costs involved are worth considering if you re interested in a straighter smile but feel that you only need partial treatment. Reasons to get top or bottom braces only. But for patients who don t have a bite problem but don t like their crooked tooth or space on the top row of teeth top row braces can work. However it is possible.

How many teeth need to be straightened. Because this is a common question we ve asked dr. When it comes to top or bottom braces only partial treatment isn t all that common. If your upper teeth are behind the bottom ones as with an underbite and you have crowded top teeth single arch treatment may potentially fix the issue.

Many patients have contacted us to ask about getting braces for the top teeth only or less often whether they can get braces for the bottom teeth only. The top row of teeth must be certain not to interfere with the brackets on the bottom teeth. Sometimes the wire is also tooth colored or frosted so the entire appliance blends in with the teeth. Lingual braces have many of the same components as conventional braces but they are applied to the back of the teeth on the tongue side of the mouth instead of the front of the teeth.

If you have any missing teeth previous orthodontic treatment and the severity of your tooth misalignment. Ceramic braces aren t as durable so as your. Think traditional metal braces only made from a white or clear material so they re less obvious. If this is the case you can are likely to be able to have ceramic braces on both the top and bottom rows of teeth.

It isn t possible to fix a crossbite overbite or underbite without being able to move both the top and bottom teeth. With a single arch treatment you can complete your invisalign teeth straightening process while wearing the aligners on one arch. Fitting braces only on the top teeth can be for cosmetic purposes only. Ceramic braces take about a year and a half to three years to straighten teeth in comparison to less than a year up to three years for metal braces.

Fixed ceramic brackets are bonded to each tooth and connected with an archwire. Datwyler to share some information on single arch treatment what it is when it s effective and when it s not. Some of the factors to consider include.