At Smile Specialists Dental Clinic, Virar, we don’t just straighten smiles for aesthetics — we also use Partial Orthodontic Treatment to prepare your teeth and jaws for other dental treatments like crowns, bridges, veneers or dental implants.
Sometimes, patients need braces not for a full smile makeover, but to redistribute space or upright tilted teeth before restorative work. This is called Pre-Restorative Orthodontics and it ensures your dental treatment is more accurate, stable and long-lasting.
Partial braces or aligners are used in specific cases such as:
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We assess your bite, missing teeth and future treatment needs using digital scans and X-rays.
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Limited braces (metal, ceramic or self-ligating) or aligners are placed only on selected teeth.
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Teeth are moved strategically to create or close gaps as per the planned crowns/implants
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Once teeth are in ideal position, your prosthodontist or implantologist completes the crowns, bridges or implants.
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Retainers may be used to keep the corrected positions stable.
Shorter treatment time compared to full braces.
More cost-effective and targeted.
Provides better long-term success for crowns, bridges and implants.
Ensures ideal spacing and alignment for prosthetic restorations.
Can be done in adults and older patients who don’t need or want full orthodontics.
It is a focused braces/aligner treatment to move specific teeth before crowns, bridges or implants.
Full orthodontics corrects overall alignment and bite; partial orthodontics targets only specific teeth for restorative needs
Mostly yes, since adults often need space redistribution before prosthetic work, but it can be done for teens too.
Usually 3–9 months, depending on the complexity.
No, you can choose ceramic braces or clear aligners as well.
Mild discomfort is normal, but it’s less intensive than full orthodontics.
Yes, but avoid sticky or hard foods to protect the brackets.
Yes, if space is insufficient or teeth are tilted orthodontics ensures a better implant outcome.
Yes, it can close or open gaps for crowns, veneers or implants.
It is less expensive than full orthodontics, since fewer teeth are treated.
Yes, to maintain space and alignment until the restorative work is complete
Yes, in many cases clear aligners are an excellent option.
Yes, it’s a team approach between orthodontist, prosthodontist and implantologist.
Skipping it may lead to compromised crowns, implants or unstable bite.
Yes! At Smile Specialists, Virar, we specialize in both full and partial orthodontics with advanced digital planning.
