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Orthodontics

There's so much more to a pretty smile than meets the eye. In fact, a truly healthy, attractive smile should be cosmetically pleasing and functional as well. You see, your mouth and jaw are responsible for some fairly critical tasks: breathing, speaking, laughing, biting, chewing, and swallowing. Obviously, proper tooth and jaw position are fundamental to these tasks. Yet, heredity, accidents, and early developmental pressures such as thumb-sucking can all lead to an imbalanced bite. And that's why it's so important to obtain a full evaluation of your bite prior to any cosmetic treatment plan.

That's where Orthodontics comes in. Orthodontics is the branch of dental science that considers how to best move teeth into their optimum position for a balanced bite. Properly applied, orthodontics can correct crowding, protruding teeth and/or jaw, overbites, under-bites, open bites, irregular spacing, and many resulting facial irregularities. Further, in today's world, orthodontic treatments can be simple, short-term, and even comfortable to undergo. And what's even better, it results in improved dental health, appearance, self-confidence, and quality of life.

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