Creating BeautifulSmiles

Adults seek orthodontic treatment for many of the same reasons as children. Some adults had orthodontic problems as children but were unable to correct them until now. Other adults, who had treatment as children, may need further treatments due to relapse or limitations in initial treatment. Some benefits from orthodontic treatment include alignment of the teeth to create a more aesthetic and beautiful smile, corrections of relapse after previous orthodontic treatment due to lack of long term retainer wear, making room to replace missing teeth.

The American Association of Orthodontists recommends that most children have an orthodontic screening by age 7. This screening allows Dr. Freda to determine if orthodontic treatment will be required and the best time for this treatment to begin.

Six Month Smiles clear braces are safe, comfortable, and provide quick results. Using proven techniques and materials, the braces have been specifically designed for adults with crooked, spaced, or misaligned teeth.

Once the braces are removed, you will receive a retainer to stabilize the dental correction. Because the bone and soft tissues surrounding the teeth are still stabilizing for several months after the braces are removed, it is imperative that the retainer is worn as instructed. Failure to wear the retainer may result in the teeth moving back to the original position (or close to it) – this means that you may need to come back for re-treatment.

No Surgery. No Extractions. No Bulky Devices. Motion minimizes the need for bite correcting surgeries and extractions and eliminates ugly, bulky bite correctors. Those can easily break, causing the inconvenience of time-consuming emergency appointments. Plus, Motion shortens overall treatment time dramatically. Most adult patients today have the smile they’ve dreamed about in one year.

Temporary Anchorage Devices are mini-screws and mini-implants that accurately control the movement and positioning of teeth and reduce time of orthodontic treatment. They can be used to correct both skeletal (jaw) position and dental (tooth) position discrepancies.

The SLX Bracket System resets the standards for excellence and performance in passive self-ligating brackets with numerous clinician driven innovations for clinical effectiveness and efficiency.

The AcceleDent^™ System is designed to increase the rate of tooth movement and may reduce treatment time when used with either braces or Invisalign^®. The AcceleDent^™ System is light, comfortable, hands-free, and can be used for just 20 minutes per day while engaged in variety of daily activities. Some of our patients tell us they use the AcceleDent^™ System while reading, watching television, listening to music, and doing daily school work.

No. As a courtesy to you and your family dentist, we will always discuss the feasibility of braces or tooth straightening without charging a fee. After an initial examination and discussion, if you or your child can benefit from treatment, diagnostic records will be recommended. There is a fee for these records, which include x-rays, models and photographs, as well as a diagnosis and treatment plan discussion.

As a rule of thumb, we like to evaluate our patients after the first permanent molars erupt and the front permanent teeth just start to appear. This is usually around the age of 7.

Not always. Experience and research shows that early treatment achieves meaningful goals but the quality of the result is determined at the end of care. For this reason, we do not encourage early treatment unless significant benefits can be achieved.

An orthodontist is a general dentist that has had at least 2 more years of full-time training in orthodontics, resulting in a nationally accepted speciality certificate. The orthodontist then limits his practice to straightening teeth and dentofacial orthopedics (which is the process of normalizing the growth of a patient’s bone structure and repairing any imbalances of the face and jaws).

We take most major credit cards or direct payments, online or in person. We also offer patient financing through CareCredit.

Complete treatment can usually be accomplished in 2 years of active tooth movement. Sometimes, this active movement is divided into two or more periods of time with a rest of 6 to 18 months in between.

Braces, aligners, and all orthodontic work helps to improve the comfort of the bite, and make it easier to brush and floss your teeth for good dental health. The positive self-esteem benefits are immeasurable.