About Braces

Dr. Baker and her staff provide you with the most advanced techniques and innovations in the field of orthodontics:

• They attend continuing education classes.
• They travel to state and national meetings.
• They implement computerized treatment planning using the latest digital and computer technology.
• They provide a full compliment of treatment options. They use clear, gold, or slim conventional metal brackets with the advantage of using high tech heat activated arch wires. These newly developed wires gently move the teeth with activation by the patient’s body heat. They also offer a rainbow selection of colors including metallic and “glow in the dark” for the braces and retainers. In addition they offer the following state of the art appliances.

Lingual Braces

Dr. Baker is the only orthodontist in Seattle to offer this orthodontic treatment. The customized brackets are placed on the back side of the teeth. It appears that you don’t have braces. “No one needs to know but you”.

Invisalign

Invisalign appliances are breakthrough alternatives to traditional braces. A series of virtually invisible, custom made appliances called aligners are used to straighten the teeth. The aligner is a thin clear plastic piece that comfortably slips over the teeth. These aligners are fully removable, so there are no restrictions on what is eaten. Many adults and older teenagers are good candidates or these alternatives to braces.

Herbst, Mara, Twin Block

These control/modification appliances aid in bite correction. Upper and lower dental arch expansion and jaw discrepancy correction is achieved with or without the use of braces.

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