What is Ortho-Tain?

Ortho-Tain® offers doctors and patients the most advanced orthodontics available today to straighten teeth without braces. More than 2 million satisfied clients ranging from children to adults, have used Ortho-Tain® to straighten their teeth without braces quickly and invisibly!

What will our advanced orthodontics do for you?

• Straighten teeth with Nite-Guide® for the 5-7 year olds in months, with passive nighttime wear while sleeping, guiding the growth of permanent teeth into alignment. Occlus-o-Guide® for the 8-12 year old treatment lasts 4-10 months. Adult Ortho-T® appliances show results in 1-12 months.
• Gently straighten teeth without braces and the discomfort of wires and bands.
• Allows you to enjoy everyday activities, your favorite meals, and maintain excellent oral health.
• Correct overbite, overjet, rotation, crowding, spacing, and align the joints for TMJ treatment.
• Provide a healthy, attractive smile that naturally resists relapse for years to come!
• Put advanced orthodontics affordably in your reach at about 1/2 to 1/3 the cost of braces or even the cost of Invisalign.
• Enhance the smiles of adults, the mixed dentition age group (between 8-12), and children as young as age 5.
• Shorten treatment time of traditional braces, retain and maintain correction, prevent snoring with a Snore-Cure® appliance, and protect enamel during sleep.

The Innovator of Advanced Orthodontic Treatment Without Braces

The concept of invisible aligners to straighten teeth without braces was first conceived by Ortho-Tain®’s founder and inventor and practicing orthodontist, Dr. Earl Bergersen.

In 1967, Dr. Bergersen invented a clear, removable appliance to treat advanced orthodontics.

As the first and foremost in the field, many competitors have tried to copy and imitate his technique, but no results can compare to the results achieved with Ortho-Tain® appliances.

Dr. Bergersen continued over the next few years to pursue more alternatives for early prevention orthodontics. Dr. Bergersen discovered that most corrections could be prevented when treatment is started at an early age with the eruption of the baby teeth. Over the years, the success of these techniques and appliances for interceptive orthodontics and TMJ treatment have been verified through hundreds of clinical trials and research studies.

You may wonder, ‘Will it work for me and my smile?’ Our affordable orthodontic solutions for children and adults correct problems ranging from: simple rotations to TMJ and severe bite problems—allowing Ortho-Tain® doctors to help more people and more age groups achieve the smile of their dreams!

As decades of clinical trials have demonstrated around the world, the majority of the population is a candidate for our affordable orthodontic appliances and TMJ treatment. For patients as young as age 5, Ortho-Tain® offers a preventative solution for straightening their teeth and removing the need for fixed treatment later in life. Ortho-Tain® also offers adult appliances proven to correct much more than just cosmetic flaws in a minimal amount of time and at a fraction of the cost.

Redefining Orthodontics for Children & Teens

Have you been advised not to think about braces for kids until their teenage years? Many parents are surprised to learn that early orthodontic treatment (between the ages of 5 and 7), is the easiest and most effective way to achieve straight teeth and avoid other painful disorders for life.

The science of Interceptive Orthodontics means that your child does not have to endure years of discomfort, shyness, or embarrassment during their school years due to wearing traditional braces. Amazingly, our proven orthodontics for children as young as age 5 provides healthy dentition that will greatly diminish the need for fixed orthodontic treatment or TMJ treatment later in life! Prevention with Ortho-Tain® products is the most cost-effective and least intrusive method of providing affordable orthodontics for children and adults.

For children between 8 and 12 years of age, the Occlus-o-Guide® can straighten teeth in just 4-10 months. This age group still has soft tissues that quickly respond to the gentle forces of the Occlus-o-Guide®, enabling this population to thrive from discreet orthodontics that are affordable and offer quick, long-lasting results.

Do your children enjoy the spotlight or participate in pageants? This is the ideal method to provide orthodontics for children who want a naturally beautiful, healthy smile, and more self-confidence. With our removable appliances, no one will know they are straightening their teeth.

Find a provider, or take a closer look at the affordable orthodontics for children and adults, TMJ treatment, and other corrections available with Ortho-Tain® products.

Achieving Bright Smiles with Dentistry for Children, Orthodontics and Kid Braces

Who doesn’t want a brighter smile and a brighter future for their children? Nite-Guide® for the 5-7 year old is worn only while sleeping. Orthodontics, combined with early intervention and expert dentistry for children will help your little ones succeed, and give them reasons to smile early on in life.

The Nite-Guide® is a comfortable, clear appliance worn during the night, to provide preventive care for 5 to 7-year-old children while they sleep. Nite-Guide® prevents the need for braces later on in children’s lives by being a preventive orthodontic solution. It provides a straight smile and a healthy occlusion early on, by guiding teeth properly into the mouth as the child grows and develops.

Combining the Nite-Guide® with general dentistry for children offers advantages such as:

• Achieving a straight smile with only passive nighttime treatment.
• Correcting overbite, overjet, crowding and some open-bites.
• Using natural dental eruptive forces it allows the upper and lower adult front teeth to develop into the proper occlusion.
• Preventing common crowding by creating additional space in the front area of the mouth by expanding the arches.
• Holding teeth straight while the fibers develop around them, to hold the correction and resist relapse!

According to research studies performed at Tufts University, the Finnish Government, and many other prestigious firms, as many as 93% of children between the ages of 5 to 7 are candidates for the Nite-Guide® Technique. Your dental professional (dentist or pedodontist) can determine if this option could benefit your child. Orthodontics at an early age can be a valuable asset in correcting current orthodontic problems as well as preventing future malocclusion.

How do children feel about wearing a Nite-Guide® appliance? Rather than feeling anxious, many children who have a Nite-Guide® feel like a grown up or a teenager! Many kids love that they can choose what type of box their appliance comes in. Children can participate in any and all activities and never have to worry that orthodontic hardware will distract from their beautiful, straight smile. Nite-Guide® patients appreciate not having to endure more difficult dental procedures later on, and are more confident about their appearance during grade school with their straight smile.

How These Quality Orthodontic Solutions Benefit Children

Each Nite-Guide® is crafted with an unparalleled understanding of orthodontics in children. It is available in 11 sizes for a comfortable fit and precise occlusion. Providing this advanced kind of orthodontics for children may be recommended for kids who have:

• A potentially deep overbite, where the upper front teeth cover the lower teeth by 1/8" (1.5 mm) or more.
• Overjet, or buck teeth, up to 4 mm. (More severe cases may want to wear their appliance during the day also.)
• Potential crowding of up to 7 mm of the permanent adult incisors.
• Expanding arches to proper shape and proportion allows for ideal spacing for all teeth, providing a healthy, strong and beautiful smile.
• An open-bite or cross-bite.
• Some of the effects of thumb-sucking.

The Nite-Guide® technique is the preventative alternative to fixed braces. It allows prevention of future functional problems and the struggle with retention and relapse. Treating these problems at such an early age provides beautiful smiles, stronger self-confidence and results that will last a lifetime.

Enhancing Smiles for Today and Tomorrow: Advanced Orthodontics for Children and Adults

When considering your family’s dental health and the possible need for orthodontics- what factors are most important to you? Faster results? Long-term health? Cost? For both patients and doctors, Ortho-Tain® offers an affordable solution to straightening teeth and eliminating the need for fixed treatment later in life. More cosmetic dentists, pedodontists, and orthodontists are making Ortho-Tain® products their clear solution for orthodontic treatment in children and adults.

Invented and designed by an experienced board certified orthodontist with a lifelong approach to Interceptive Orthodontics and long-term dental health, Ortho-Tain® stands out from its competitors. As Dr. Bergersen, the inventor, explains, "Each of our orthodontic appliances was made to perform the three benefits all orthodontists work to achieve. The first objective is of course, making teeth look nice.”

"The second objective is to provide correct function, aligning the bite and either avoiding or addressing TMJ problems. This goal is equally as important as the first, because so many patients have more than just superficial issues that would prevent them from being a candidate of other invisible aligners.”

“Third, even the best solution for orthodontics must also take into consideration how healthy the overall dentition of the patient will be, for the rest of their lives. The proper treatment should prevent any relapse in the retention" -Dr. Bergersen, Orthodontist & Creator of Ortho-Tain®’s removable appliances.

Making the Right Choice for You and Your Children

Many of our patients chose the orthodontic treatment for their family keeping the following factors in mind:

• ideal cosmetic results
• faster treatment completion
• significantly reduced cost
• corrected occlusal function, even in complex cases
• fewer and quicker office visits

However, there are even more reasons why over 2 million patients, parents and doctors have already opted for Ortho-Tain®’s solutions. Whether young or old, orthodontic treatment can have a long-lasting impact on dental health and self-esteem.

As you determine the best orthodontic correction options for your family, consider discussing the following questions with your doctor:

1. Will it require delaying treatment time until my children are older?
   No, it will not require delaying treatment until your children are older, with the Nite-Guide® appliance, treatment can start as early as five years old and act as a preventive measure.
2. Which children’s orthodontic option offers lifelong benefits?
   Ortho-Tain® products are the only removable appliance with years of clinical research and studies to prove that the benefits of treatment are a life-long result not just a temporary fix.
3. What impact might traditional braces have on my oral health?
   When considering putting traditional braces on a member of your family, things to keep in mind include uncomfortable metal bands, brackets, and wire in the mouth, limited diet, overall pain and discomfort, and lower self esteem.
4. Is it the right solution for straightening my teeth as well as correcting other orthodontic problems?
   When trying to find the best solution, make sure that you are receiving total correction with your orthodontic choice, not just cosmetic results. With Ortho-Tain® products, one can achieve straighter teeth, and correct several other dental-related issues simultaneously.
5. Will the orthodontic option I select require dental preparation?
   When using Ortho-Tain® products, there is no dental preparation needed. As a removable appliance there is no interference in your overall dental care.
6. How will it impact my oral health?
   Hopefully, the orthodontic option you choose will improve your overall oral health, treating your whole body not just your teeth.