Consider this the start of a beautiful, healthy smile

How do you feel when you catch your reflection in the mirror? Does it bring a smile to your face? When taking a selfie, do you open wide for a big, beautiful grin? Or, clamp your mouth shut to conceal your teeth? At Kristo Orthodontics, we believe catching sight of your smile should make your smile even bigger. In fact, seeing a happy, healthy grin on your face is the reason we do what we do. So let’s get started.

The beauty of braces

  • Beautiful, confident smiles

    Aside from changing your teeth, braces can change your life. They close gaps, improve spacing, and properly align your bite to create a beautiful, aesthetically pleasing smile and facial profile. Great smiles boost self-confidence, self-esteem, and help you make the right first impression, both personally and professionally.

  • Preventative maintenance

    The benefits of straightening a smile with braces extend beyond appearance. Crooked, overcrowded teeth are difficult to properly brush and floss, which increases the buildup of bacteria and plaque. Dental braces and properly aligned teeth are easier to care for, and the improved oral hygiene prevents gum disease, tooth decay, and cavities.

  • Improved oral health

    Dental braces play an important role in improving the overall health of your jaws and bones. Improper tooth and bite alignment places dangerous pressure on the teeth, jawbone, tissues, and nerves in your mouth—ultimately leading to a lifetime of pain, headaches, ongoing jaw issues, tooth wear, and chipping. By correcting the bite and alignment of your teeth, braces eliminate undue stress.

Ready to meet your match?

From mild to complex cases, braces are an effective tool used to efficiently and precisely align your teeth and jaw. Along your treatment journey, your orthodontist may use a variety of specialty appliances in combination with traditional braces to perfect the overall fit and function of the teeth and jaw while achieving your desired smile results.

  • Traditional braces
  • Palatal expander
  • Herbst appliance
  • Interarch bands

Traditional braces

Braces include metal or ceramic brackets that are securely bonded to your teeth and connected with a nickel-titanium wire. The wires are held in place with ligatures or elastic bands, in a choice of colors that let you create a fun look that’s all your own.

Palatal expander

A palatal expander is a static appliance used to create additional room to allow permanent teeth to properly align. Every time you turn the expander, gentle pressure is applied on your molars, expanding the palate and jaw so your teeth will fit together better.

Herbst® appliance

The Herbst® appliance reduces an overbite by encouraging the lower jaw forward and the upper molars backward. By stimulating your lower jaw to grow at a more rapid pace, the appliance allows it to “catch up” with your upper jaw to create a stable, healthy bite and a more balanced facial profile.

Interarch bands

Interarch bands are a type of rubber bands used to correct misaligned bites and alignment of the jaw. The bands are typically worn on each side of the mouth, and they connect your upper jaw to the lower jaw in a specific configuration unique for your bite correction.

We believe in beautiful, healthy, confident smiles

Nature had 32 chances to get it wrong. Good thing you have us to straighten things out.

See more smile transformations

  • After Patient with spacing and an anterior openbite
  • After Patient with an overbite and protrusion
  • After Patient with crowding and protrusion
  • After Patient with an underbite, crossbite and crowding
  • After Patient with crowding and an overbite
  • After Patient with crowding and a crossbite
  • After Patient with crowding and a crossbite
  • After Patient with crowding, openbite and mismatched midlines
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After Patient with spacing and an anterior openbite

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Before Patient with spacing and an anterior openbite

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Time for some straight talk

If the timing is right to begin your active orthodontic treatment, we’ll schedule your first appointment during your initial consultation. This visit will generally last about an hour, allowing your doctor to place your braces and new orthodontic appliances, review diet, hygiene, and any special care instructions. You’ll continue to visit our office every eight to ten weeks so we can monitor and refine your smile progression. Our convenient office hours and locations make orthodontic appointments easy to fit into your schedule – and our team is always focused on making your visits fun!

Let’s talk cost per smile

We don’t want anything to stand between you and achieving your very best smile. That’s why, in addition to preparing a customized treatment plan, we’ll put together some equally attractive options to make the smile of your dreams fit the reality of your budget.

Learn more about our financing options

Flexible $0 down
& 0% interest financing

Orthodontic price match guarantee

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