Seven. Not because most seven-year-olds need braces — most don't — but because it's when we can see how the jaw and adult teeth are coming in. Nine times out of ten we say "see you in a year". The check-up is free.
Getting braces on doesn't hurt. The first three or four days afterwards are tender — think "sore after the gym", not "pain". Soft food, children's paracetamol if they need it, and it passes. Aligners are gentler still.
Yes, when treatment is medically necessary — we assess that at the free visit and handle the paperwork. For cosmetic cases, our 0% plans start at $95 a month.
Most full treatments run 12–24 months. Early intervention is 6–12. We give you a written estimate of months at the first visit and update it at every adjustment.
Then we tell you honestly whether waiting costs anything clinically. Often it doesn't. When you're ready, the plan is 0% over 12 or 24 months with a $500 down payment.
Aligners work brilliantly for a teen who'll wear them 22 hours a day and not lose them. If you're not sure that's your teen, braces are the safer bet — and we'll say so.
Yes. We fit a mouthguard for contact sports (free), and brass players adjust within a couple of weeks. Wind and strings are unaffected.
Call, text, or use the online form — we get you in within two working days, free of charge, as many times as it takes.
Let's see that smile.
Thirty minutes. Photos, a scan, a plan on paper with a real number on it. Then you decide — at home, not at the front desk.
