Cleaner, More Compact Orthodontic Braces at Sylvania & Lambertville Orthodontics, A Patient Experience

Actually, Lexie didn’t think her teeth were bad at all – she just didn’t like the space between the upper two front teeth. However, after her initial consultation at Sylvania & Lambertville Orthodontics she found out that besides the spacing issue, her bite was way off on the left side. Turns out, her upper left cuspid and bicuspid had never erupted.

She started orthodontic treatment on March 10, 2007 and got her braces off on December 15, 2009. We had estimated her treatment time as 24 months, but the teeth we had to “help” come in weren’t on the same time schedule. The goal is always to achieve a finish as close to perfect as possible, and Lexie certainly did her part by wearing her elastic bands to fine tune her bite.

She noticed while she was in braces that some other kids in orthodontic treatment elsewhere had two rubber ligatures on each bracket to hold the wire in place. She liked the fact that her brackets utilized a miniature mechanical door that opened and closed for that purpose. She felt it was much easier to keep her braces clean because of the compact, metal brackets. She also is a fan of the clear invisible retainer she uses now for her upper teeth vs. the metal wire Hawley retainer that some kids use.

Now that Lexie is in the 18 month retention phase, she knows that even though it took a little longer than estimated, it was certainly worth the wait. She’s also happy to no longer have a space between her two front teeth AND have a beautiful bite, too.