This is a field concerned with the treatment of irregularities in tooth alignment and disorders in the structure of the bones of the dental system (alveolar processes, maxilla, mandible). Malocclusions can be acquired, congenital, or hereditary. Congenital defects develop during the prenatal period (before the child’s birth). The most common congenital defects include cleft palate, hypodontia, and syndromes with disorders of the facial skull structure. These defects may be inherited in subsequent generations. Hereditary defects are those that parents pass on to their children, who then pass them on to subsequent generations. Such defects include, for example, hypodontia (absence of certain tooth buds), diastema, and skeletal defects (disorders in the structure and mutual proportions of the jaw bones) such as prognathism (excessive mandibular growth), skeletal open bite, and skeletal deep bite. Acquired defects are those that develop after birth as a result of harmful internal and external factors. Internal factors include, for example, various systemic diseases, hormonal disorders, vitamin and mineral deficiencies, and others. External factors include, for example, postural defects, various harmful habits (e.g., thumb sucking, nail biting), and disorders of proper oral muscle function (tongue, lips, cheeks, muscles moving the mandible), which include, for example, mouth breathing, speech defects, and persistent infantile swallowing patterns. The development of acquired malocclusions is also contributed to by untreated caries of primary teeth and their premature loss.

Our clinic offers orthodontic treatment for children and adults, from simple malocclusions to complex cases requiring interdisciplinary orthodontic-surgical-prosthetic treatment. Our offer includes: