Just like your family doctor, your dentist may work with dental specialists to provide you with the best care possible.
Learn more »Prevent problems early. Your child's first dental visit should occur by age one or within six months of when you see the first tooth.
Learn more »Dental care during pregnancy is not only safe, regular dental visits support your health and your baby's.
Learn more »Most dental disease is preventable—starting with these five steps to take at home.
Learn more »Clenching or grinding your teeth (often at night) may be the reason and can also cause damage to your teeth and jaw.
Learn more »Your dentist may recommend a number of treatment options to replace missing teeth, such as a denture.
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Orthodontists diagnose, prevent, and treat dental and facial irregularities. They have extensive experience in the design, application, and control of corrective appliances (i.e. braces) to bring teeth, lips and jaws into proper alignment and achieve facial balance.
They are experts in analyzing the many factors that influence the outcome of orthodontic treatment; this includes such diverse subjects as genetics, embryology, biophysics, as well as human growth and development. They work with the person or family to determine the optimal time to start treatment as well as the benefits of the various treatment options.
Orthodontists specialize in not only straightening teeth but also correcting more complex bite discrepancies such as over- or under- bites, developmental malformations, and cross-bites to name a few.
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