Fixed Braces

Metal brackets are the most durable and the fastest working option, and remain standard for children and teenagers. Ceramic brackets are tooth-coloured and go unnoticed at conversational distance, but they are more brittle and can lengthen treatment slightly.

In lingual orthodontics the brackets are bonded to the back of the teeth and are invisible from outside. Adaptation takes longer and the tongue is uncomfortable for the first weeks. Where an adult patient’s priority is visibility we assess aligners first; lingual comes up when the case cannot be solved with trays.

Eighteen to twenty-four months on average — but that is an estimate, not a range you choose. What sets it: the degree of crowding, whether extractions are needed, whether there is a skeletal discrepancy, and age. In a growing patient the jaw can be guided; in an adult the same problem is compensated through tooth position alone.

Attending reviews on time affects duration directly. When four-weekly appointments are missed, the wire has finished its work and simply waits — treatment stalls. A broken bracket likewise suspends that tooth’s movement until the next visit.

• Class I / II / III fixed treatment
• Short-term orthodontics
• Orthodontic start package
• Mini-screw anchorage
• Hawley & lingual retainers

A treatment plan and its costing are prepared individually after examination.