Service for the whole family
Adult & Pediatric Orthodontics
A smile is your best look. It reflects a healthy mind and body. It's priceless. From the time you're born until your time is up, your body has an amazing capacity to grow, function, and heal. Your mouth is no exception. Through your mouth you breathe, chew, swallow, speak, and even demonstrate affection. Unfortunately, sometimes jaws or teeth don't grow right, or function the way they are supposed to. Teeth don't completely have the capacity to heal. Enamel is the only part of your body that you cannot heal--once it's gone, it's gone forever.
From a functional perspective, asymmetrical growth and crooked teeth can cause accelerated wear and tear on your enamel reducing the lifespan of your teeth in the long run, and make eating, speaking, brushing, and flossing more difficult in the short-term.
From a psycho-social perspective, asymmetrical growth and crooked teeth can affect the way you feel about yourself AND affect the way others perceive you.
Orthodontists are dental specialists who complete an additional 2-3 years of schooling beyond dental school. They are trained to recognize proper and improper growth and development of the teeth, mouth, and jaws and are best trained to intervene at the appropriate time with the most efficient methods to restore the proper growth and function of the teeth and jaws.
