Braces Case Study One
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Crowding and overjet
Long-standing upper crowding with the front teeth sitting well forward. Metal braces were chosen because appearance during treatment mattered for work. No extractions were needed once space was created through the arch.
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Metal Braces
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26 months
"Twenty-six months felt like forever when she told us. Looking at it now I'd have waited twice as long."
Dr Catherine Porter
Catherine is a specialist orthodontist and Vice President of the New Zealand Association of Orthodontists, with twenty-two years of fitting braces for Auckland children, teens and adults.