Orthodontics

Orthodontics

Orthodontics is a speciality treating disorders of dental and facial growth and development.

Two dental surgeons operate on a person's teeth.

Healthcare provided

We work with oral & maxillofacial and plastic surgeons, along with restorative dentists. We  treat patients with a high need of care, to correct their dental and facial aesthetics, as well as the dental occlusion (a person's 'bite'). 

We accept the referral of patients with the following:

  • patients requiring orthognathic surgery for correction of dentofacial disharmony
  • patients with ectopic or impacted teeth, excluding third molars
  • patients requiring a combination of orthodontic and restorative treatment, in particular those patients with missing teeth, either congenitally or due to trauma
  • other dental anomalies, such as microdontia, macrodontia, delayed eruption, retained or infra-occluded deciduous teeth and supernumerary teeth
  • assessment of patients receiving a general anaesthetic, such as those requiring extraction of first molars, where there might be future orthodontic implications, or those patients with learning disabilities, or medically compromised patients
  • patients with cleft lip and palate or cranio-facial problems
  • patients requiring a second opinion

Referrals are accepted from GPs, dentists and other hospital departments.

We work in a self-contained unit alongside our oral & maxillofacial and restorative colleagues. We run outpatient clinics for new patient assessments, treatment. We run combined clinics with the oral & maxillofacial surgeons and occasionally, restorative dental colleagues.

Get in touch

Call us on
01226 434343


Source URL: https://www.barnsleyhospital.nhs.uk/services/orthodontics

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  1. https://www.barnsleyhospital.nhs.uk/services/orthodontics
  2. tel:01226 434343