With the advance of science, dentists have discovered that malocclusion, such as protruding teeth, lips and jaws, are not caused by irregular teeth alone, but also by a disproportion of the jaws supporting the teeth. Consequently, when treating a child today, dentists attempt to correct this type of malocclusion by guiding the child's jaw into correct alignment as the jaw develops. Treatment for adults is different. Today, even in the case of an adult whose jaws are fully developed, normal occlusion can be restored with surgery plus orthodontic treatment for correcting tooth alignment. This involves working in close cooperation with the departments of Oral/Maxillo-facial Surgery and Plastic Surgery. Based on our 25 years of experience in orthodontics, our department has successfully treated over 650 patients with the combined approach of orthodontic and surgical treatments.

To treat an abnormal occlusion caused by dysplasia, such as a cleft lip and/or cleft palate, our dental team works closely with the departments of Oral Surgery, Stomatognathic Dysfunction and Prosthodontics, and Plastic Surgery. It is important to start orthodontic treatment in infancy, before any permanent teeth begin to erupt. Our department has successfully treated over 2,000 patients with cleft lip and/or cleft palate.