Orthodontic appliances

Orthodontics is a branch of dental medicine that deals with diagnosis, prevention and treatment of irregularities in the growth of teeth and irregular bite. The word orthodontics can be translated as “bringing teeth to a correct position”.

The director of the Apolonija Dental Clinic is Prof. Tomislav Lauc, Ph.D., a renowned orthodontist of international reputation, and all our orthodontic and dental treatments are planned according to protocols of leading European and world professional societies.

Fixed orthodontic appliances are the main therapeutic appliance for straightening teeth. Still, a fixed orthodontic appliance is just a tool in the hands of an orthodontics specialist. Only with professionally conducted therapy will a fixed orthodontic appliance achieve the desired result: a healthy and beautiful smile.

Mobile orthodontic appliances are intended for children, and we apply them even before the start of deciduous teeth falling out. At that age, mobile orthodontic appliances have an important role to guide growth and guarantee proper development of the jaws.

One of the common subjective obstacles to wearing an orthodontic appliance is their conspicuous appearance. However, thanks to new materials and manufacturing technologies, brackets are smaller and more transparent: today, nobody other than you has to know you’re wearing an orthodontic appliance.

Transparent orthodontic appliance, Invisalign, was the first to enable something that no appliance has succeeded in so far: only you and the orthodontist know about your orthodontic therapy.

After each removal of the orthodontic appliance there is a possibility of teeth returning to the previous position. It is a natural response to orthodontic therapy and artificial tooth movement. In order for this not to disturb the results of orthodontic therapy, we use retention.