Bite, face and jawsQuestion before treatment

What does ‘camouflage’ treatment mean?

Answered byDr Ivelina Ivanova-Koycheva, Orthodontist (MSc)Master's degrees in orthodontics in Rome and in aligner treatment in Turin, international lecturerPublished on 12 November 2026

Camouflage treatment, as the name suggests, involves moving the teeth in a way that masks a mismatch between the jaws. It's done in adult patients, when we can't rely on bone growth to correct the bite and surgical treatment of the abnormally developed jaws isn't absolutely necessary, or the patient has declined it as an option.

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