Treatment Map
Treatment Map · Stage 2 of 5
Compare: braces or aligners, and what each is like to live with
Every appliance moves teeth by the same biology; what differs is what it asks of you every day. These guides compare the options on the things that change your routine, and explain honestly what each does well and where it struggles. The four condition guides (open bite, gaps, crowding, crossbite) have lived on this site since 2021 and have been rewritten under clinical review.
- Braces: the complete treatment experience, from bond day to retainersHow braces work, the types, and every practical guide from bond day to debond.
- Invisalign: what clear aligner treatment is really likeWear time, attachments, changing trays, lost aligners and what aligners can and cannot do.
- Invisalign for open bite: what treatment is like, and where aligners reach their limitsWhat causes an open bite, how aligners treat it, and where they reach their limits.
- Invisalign for gaps: closing spaces with aligners, and keeping them closedWhy gaps form, how aligners close them, and why closed gaps need firm retention.
- Invisalign for crowded teeth: how aligners make room, and when they can'tThe four ways aligners make room for crowded teeth, and what mild, moderate and severe mean.
- Invisalign for crossbite: what treatment is like with aligners, expanders and elasticsAnterior versus posterior crossbite, when aligners work, and when an expander is needed.
- Braces versus Invisalign: what each is really like to live withDaily routine, food, cleaning, sport, appearance and how the decision is actually made.
- Metal versus ceramic braces: what changes when the bracket is tooth-colouredVisibility, staining, breakage, wear on opposing teeth and cost.
- Expanders and growth appliances: what they are like for a child, and for the parent turning the keyFitting, turning the key, speech, eating, cleaning and the gap between the front teeth.
Once the appliance is chosen, Prepare covers everything between "yes" and the end of the first week.
Where Surrey families get this treatment
Guildford Orthodontic Centre
A specialist orthodontic practice in Guildford where Dr. Aly Kanani and Dr. Aida Mesbahi, both Certified Specialists in Orthodontics, provide braces, Invisalign and growth-appliance treatment for children, teens and adults.
The complimentary first visit includes an examination, photographs and a digital scan, with radiographs when indicated, and ends with a written plan and quote. Braces adjustments, aligner checks, emergency visits and retainer follow-up all happen at the same Guildford office.
- Address
- Suite 200 – 10203 152A Street, Surrey, BC V3R 4H6 (Guildford)
- Hours
- Monday to Saturday, 8 am to 5 pm
- Website
- guildfordorthodontics.com
Disclosure: SurreyBraces.com is a treatment guide published by the myORTHODONTIST network, which operates Guildford Orthodontic Centre. The guidance above applies whoever provides your care. Full disclosure.