Precise Treatments
Getting a smile you can't wait to show off takes precision! Our expert team has the equipment and training to ensure you gain a smile you love.
A Great Looking Smile
Why Choose Northern Smiles Dentistry and Orthodontics?
At Northern Smiles Dentistry and Orthodontics, we want to help you achieve the healthy, straight, confident smile you’ve always wanted. Choosing to receive orthodontic treatment can change your life, and we’re here to help! Dr. Troy Stansberry treats children, teens, and adults with sensitivity, respect, and a great concern for their comfort and happiness. Our team is focused on you, and we make sure that we're available whenever you have questions.
It's Not All About Looks
Orthodontic Treatment
What a difference straight teeth can make! A great-looking smile can boost your self-confidence and have a positive impact on social and professional opportunities. Orthodontic treatment is the original smile makeover tool — and you will be happy to know that you’re never too old to take advantage of it. But it isn’t all about looks: Properly aligned teeth help you to bite, chew and even speak more effectively. They are also easier to clean, which helps keep your mouth free of tooth decay and gum disease.
The amazing thing about orthodontics is that it harnesses the body’s natural ability to remodel its own tissue. With the application of light, constant force, orthodontic appliances gently reshape bone and move teeth into better positions. Some examples of these appliances are traditional metal braces, inconspicuous clear or tooth-colored braces, and clear aligners, a relatively new option for adults and teens.
More Than One Option
Types of Orthodontic Appliances
Improving your smile is a significant step in improving your overall confidence and is proven to improve your overall happiness.
Orthodontic Treatments
Bite Problems and How to Fix Them
Orthodontic treatment can resolve a number of bite problems, which often become evident by around age 7. These include underbite, crossbite or excessive overbite, where upper and lower teeth don’t close in the proper position; open bite, where a space remains between top and bottom teeth when the jaws are closed; and crowding or excessive spacing, where teeth are spaced too close together or too far apart.
Orthodontic Treatments
Orthodontics is for All Ages
Having orthodontic treatment in childhood is ideal in order to take advantage of a youngster’s natural growth processes to help move the teeth into proper alignment. Like the rest of the body, the teeth and jaws are now changing rapidly. So at this time it’s possible (for example) to create more room for teeth in a crowded mouth by using a “palatal expander” to rapidly widen the upper jaw. This phase of growth modification can shorten overall treatment time and ensure the best result if additional orthodontic appliances are needed.
But remember, healthy teeth can be moved at any age, so you’ve never “missed the boat” for orthodontic treatment. In fact, about one in five of today’s orthodontic patients is an adult. Several new technological developments — including tooth-colored ceramic braces, clear aligners and invisible lingual braces — have made orthodontic appliances less evident, and enhanced the treatment experience for grown-ups. Before treatment, adults are carefully examined for signs of periodontal (gum) disease, which will be brought under control before treatment begins.
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Retention & Post Orthodontic Care
Once your orthodontic treatment is completed, it’s extremely important to wear a retainer as directed. That’s because teeth naturally tend to drift back to their original locations — which is the last thing you want after you’ve gone to the trouble of straightening them! Wearing a retainer holds your teeth in their new position long enough for new bone and ligament to re-form around them, and helps keep your gorgeous new smile looking good for a lifetime.
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Opening Hours
Monday
- 07:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Tuesday
- 08:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Wednesday
- 07:30 AM - 2:00 PM
Thursday
- 07:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Friday
- 07:30 AM - 2:00 PM
Saturday - Sunday
- Closed
