Types of Braces

Offering braces in Gainesville and Hoschton/Braselton, GA (Georgia)

Wilson Orthodontics offers a wide variety of orthodontic braces to fit your needs. Schedule a consultation with Dr. Wilson at one of our offices in Gainesville or Hoschton/Braselton, GA to determine which type of braces will give you the best results in the shortest amount of time!

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Self-ligating Braces - The Damon® System

Self-ligating braces allow freedom of movement, resulting in faster results with gentler forces. Self-ligating braces work more efficiently, fewer adjustments are required. As a result, your appointments will be faster and fewer in number. This means less time away from work and school! Learn more about Damon® System braces.

Invisible (Clear) Orthodontic Appliances - Invisalign�

Invisalign® uses a series of invisible, removable, and comfortable aligners to straighten your teeth. And, no one can tell you are wearing Invisalign because it's invisible! Not only are the aligners invisible, they are removable, so you can eat and drink what you want while in treatment, plus brushing and flossing are less of a hassle. The aligners are comfortable and have no metal to cause mouth abrasions during treatment. Learn more about Invisalign.

Traditional Metal Braces

Traditional metal braces are the most common type of braces and are more comfortable today than ever before. Made of high-grade stainless steel, metal braces straighten your teeth using metal brackets and archwires. With metal braces, you have the option of adding colored elastics (rubber bands) for a more unique and colorful smile.

Ceramic Braces

Ceramic braces are made of clear materials and are therefore less visible on your teeth than metal braces. For this reason, ceramic braces are used mainly on older teenagers and adult patients who have cosmetic concerns. While they are visually less prominent, they do require more attention to oral hygiene as ceramic braces are larger and are more brittle than their metal counterparts. For these reasons, ceramic braces tend to be used more on upper front teeth than on lower teeth.

Our Gainesville & Hoschton/Braselton offices serve:

Gainesville, Hoschton, Braselton, Dacula, Buford, Oakwood, Jefferson, Flowery Branch, Clermont, Dahlonega, Winder, Hamilton Mill, Chateau Elan, Cornelia, Cleveland, Murrayville, Dawsonville, Auburn, Pendergrass, Maysville, Arcade, Nicholson, Lawrenceville, Sugar Hill, Hall County, Lake Lanier, and the surronding areas.For over 30 years, we have provided orthodontics/braces for adults, teens, children and kids in the same location.

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Crowding of the teeth

Patient started treatment at age eleven and wore braces for twenty-six months. He loves his new smile.

Openbite: Front teeth don't touch

Patient sucked her thumb as a young child. She started treatment at age thirteen. She had braces and a special appliance — called a crib — to retrain the tongue, for twenty-eight months. Now she can bite the lettuce out of a sandwich.

Deep overbite: Lower front teeth bite into palate

This adult patient (age twenty-five) required braces and jaw surgery to correct his severe overbite, with treatment taking two years. His problem could have been corrected without surgery if he had been treated before he was a teenager.

Missing lateral incisors

This patient's lateral incisors were congenitally missing. She had braces for twenty months to move the teeth into the correct position, then the missing teeth were replaced with bonded "Maryland" bridges.

Underbite: Lower front teeth in front of upper teeth.

Patient's underbite was causing her jaw joint discomfort and excessive wear patterns on her teeth. After thirty months of treatment starting at age thirty-two, she now finds smiling and chewing much easier.

Spacing of teeth

Patient was bothered by the spaces between his teeth. Braces closed the spaces and gave him an ideal bite in twenty-four months. Special glued-in retainers help keep the spaces closed.

Overbite: Protruding front teeth

At age ten, patient had a big overbite with the top teeth protruding beyond the bottom. She had two phases of treatment. The first helped her jaws to grow more harmoniously; the second aligned her teeth and bite. At age thirteen, she was proudly displaying her new smile.

Non-braces treatment

Sometimes braces are not needed to get noticeable improvements in tooth alignment. This patient was first seen at age seven for crowding of the lower permanent teeth. A procedure was performed to reduce the width of the adjacent baby teeth and the permanent incisors aligned on their own in nine months.

Phase I

Patient's parents were concerned about both aesthetics and the health of the erupting permanent teeth when they brought him to the orthodontist at age eight. The lower front teeth were crowded and they touched the palate, and the upper front teeth were extremely displaced from their normal positions. After twenty months of Phase I treatment with an expander and partial braces, patient's appearance and dental function was vastly improved.