Dr Elaine Lim Orthodontist

Phase 1 Early Childhood Orthodontics. Our clinic specializes in spacing of the jaws and teeth during juvenile growth to reduce future complexity of orthodontic issues

Plate design colours = clear with for expansion of child with small upper jaw

“Braces on! Thank you to our lovely patient and her gorgeous mum for sharing this photo with us.”

Tooth straightening with braces

Narrow high palates can cause crowding, low tongue posture and speech/breathing issues. There are non-surgical options to widen jaw bones whilst a child is still growing, as per this patient example

Non-surgical, non-extraction treatment to correct narrow upper jaw and recessive lower jaw. Plates and braces were used in this

“Too gummy? Options include surgical ‘gum lift’ procedure with orthodontics.”Example as per our patient in the pictures before and after

Example of our patient treated without extractions for dental crowding by non-surgical jaw expansion and braces. By treating the cause of the crowding (narrow jaw) we had the space to align the teeth

We are delighted that our young patient gave us a list of some questions he had about his partial braces. We thought these were such excellent questions that the answers may also help others wondering the same. His lovely mother gave us permission to publish his letter. Here are the answers:
(1) Use Pikster brush head bent on a 90 degree angle and gently sweep under the coil between the side of the gum. These “coil springs” are used to push teeth to make more space in the developing dental arch.
(2) Options if break (a) leave and call our clinic for advice (b) place dental wax over for temporary comfort until your appointment (c) ask parent assistance to “re-coil” or “cut” with jewelry wire cutters if immediately requires management like we showed you at braces placement appointment then see us ASAP.
(3) At school any issues tell your teacher or school nurse and they will call us.
(4) Partial braces are on for approximately 6-12 months.
(5) Brush the braces, wires, springs and teeth with a manual orthodontic tooth brush. If using an electric toothbrush just be extra careful around the coils. Please see pamphlets we provided to you at braces on appointment.
Hope these answers are helpful

Happy New Year 2022! Positive vibes to all! Our clinic has now re-opened after holidays and we look forward to seeing our lovely patients again. Please call our friendly team on 95769000 to assist with any enquiries.

I want to take the opportunity to extend a big thank you to my amazing Team
Hannah, Megan, Cheryl, Kassandra, Jessica, Rachael, Elaine, Alley.
Absent Pip, Phil, Natalia. 📸:

“And that’s a wrap! Thank you to our wonderful patients including this lovely kid who told us she loved her partial braces and will miss them! Looking forward to seeing our patients in the new year.”

Wishing all our fabulous patients, their families and our colleagues a wonderful festive season. Thank you for your ongoing support. Our clinic will close from this Wednesday and will re-open for appointments Monday 17th January 2022. We look forward to seeing you in the New Year.

Welcome Natalia to our Team as an orthodontic dental assistant. She is another staff member who was a former patient! We first met Natalia when she was about 14 years old. We are very pleased years later she has returned to our clinic to help other patients achieve improved bites and smiles.

Thank you to our patient! Just what we needed for a Monday

Happy bright days ahead! Great colour choice by our patient for her orthodontic plate. All our orthodontic appliances are custom designed to treat each patient’s unique bite/tooth issues. Thank you to our wonderful laboratory partners who help create these bespoke designs

We are so grateful for our amazing patients

“Lockdown end in sight! Bring out the ‘bling’!” Love this sparkly design by our patient. Thank you for sharing

At least our pets are loving this Lockdown! Thanks to our patient for allowing us to share her design. She loves cats and asked us to embed this sticker into her plate

More wonderful plate designs by our patients . Follow us on Instagram and our Charity

Thank you to our patients for your continued support and kindness. We receive such beautiful messages, gifts and treats. We are very grateful to share the orthodontic journey with your families

Thank you for your support

Welcome back and congratulations to the Australian Olympic and Paralympic Team. Thank you for the inspiration as positive spectacle to watch whilst we have been in Lockdown!
Great choice of colours by our lovely patient!

“Phase 1 completed! This is a vital step in creating spacing to improve the development position of adult teeth and jaws for non-extraction and non-surgical orthodontics. Thank you from our Team to our amazing patient and her wonderful mum. We had so much fun with these before and after braces off photos, really made us smile!”

Pink is always in fashion
Another great orthodontic jaw expander plate design by our patient

Non-surgical jaw and non-extraction bite correction case example of our patient
Thank you to our patient and his lovely mother for allowing us to share his photos and for driving all the way from rural Victoria for orthodontic treatment with us!

This is a complex case involving missing teeth and ‘jaw underbite’, managed with orthodontics and surgery. Thank you to our awesome patient for sharing the orthodontic treatment journey with us

“Does your child have teeth not growing, too many teeth or teeth stuck in gum issues?” These can be treated with orthodontics, resulting in beautiful and functional smiles. Please contact us to discuss if you have any of these concerns
Thank you to our patient and his wonderful mother for allowing us to use his photographs