A beautiful smile is priceless. If you are not happy with the appearance of your smile, or you find it difficult to properly brush and floss due to misaligned teeth, it is never too late to change. For children, teen and even adults properly aligned teeth and jaws are the first step towards healthy teeth and gums.

Children and teens orthodontic needs are often recognized at their 6 months check ups. A complete evaluation can then be scheduled. Early intervention is often key in minimizing treatment time in children. Traditional braces are most often used in the orthodontic treatment of children, however, it is not the only option. We can offer individualized treatment plans so meet your child or teen’s special needs.

Adults who are unhappy with their smiles, or have other concerns, such as crowded, overlapping teeth can benefit from orthodontic treatment. A good first step is to schedule a complete evaluation. Simple X-rays and impressions are taken. We can discuss your goals and how to achieve them. Then a treatment plan can be developed. There are many different orthodontic treatments choices available. Invisalign is only one possibility. Orthodontics can include brackets and bands, removable appliances or a combination of different treatments.

The results speak for themselves. Our patients are happy with how they look after treatment is completed. Brushing and flossing are less of a chore. Gums and teeth are healthier. And best of all, our patients smile more.

Don’t put off getting that winning smile for another day. Call for a free Orthodontic consultation today!

Goals for Orthodontic Patients

Now that you are an Orthodontic Patient you can look forward to a healthier, happier smile. You must keep all appointments, follow instructions, maintain routine dental care and your orthodontic treatment will be completed successfully.

1. A beautiful, broad, generous smile
2. A well balanced face.
3. An excellent relationship of teeth to the surrounding structure to provide functionality.
4. Staged treatment, without removing permanent teeth and shortening treatment time.

To achieve these goals requires patient cooperation.

Functional Orthodontics

There is more to Orthodontics than just straight teeth. To help our patients to attain a healthy occlusion (bite), an attractive facial profile and a beautiful smile, custom made dental appliances and/or braces are used to move the teeth into proper alignment. Functional orthodontics preserves the health of the jaw joint and muscles. It can be used to correct problems that affect both children and adults:

1. Excessive wear and chipping of front teeth
2. Severe crowding or spacing
3. Crossbite of front and back teeth
4. Limited tongue space

Functional orthodontics relieves debilitating symptoms such as headaches, facial pain, tender muscles and joints and grinding. Orthodontics problems are frequently related to airway problems, snoring or obstructive sleep apnea.

Take the first step towards relief of your symptoms and schedule an evaluation.

Why should I have my Orthodontic Treatment completed at Gerber Dental Care?

At Gerber Dental Care, we consider children and adult orthodontic patients to be dental patients for life. We are so committed to keeping your smile beautiful and healthy, we make the following promise:

We will monitor your smile at each visit for tooth movement and changes. Should we see, or if you see, any changes in your tooth alignment, it will be taken care of at no additional cost to you.

(This does not include replacing lost or worn-out retention appliances.)

This promise applies to our orthodontic patients who:

1. Accept our recommended treatment plan.
2. Follow our retention instructions.
3. Have kept current with their six-month check-ups and cleaning appointments at Gerber Dental Care.