First Visit

Your first visit to our office will be a chance for us to get acquainted and to answer your orthodontic questions.  You will be given a complimentary initial exam, along with a series of digital photos, and a panoramic x-ray.  The objective of the first visit is to determine whether treatment is indicated and when to begin treatment.

During the initial visit, the doctors will observe the postition of your teeth and the relationship of upper and lower teeth and jaws.  They will also check for problems such as crowded or missing teeth, submerged primary teeth, protruding upper and lower teeth and jaws, overbite, crossbite or painful joints.  They will also assess whether there is a need for interceptive orthodontics and facial orthopeadics.

If treatment is indicated, diagnostic records may be taken then, or scheduled at a later time.  These records consist of another type of an x-ray and impressions.

If no treatment is indicated at the initial visit, the patient will be placed on a periodic observation basis, again at no charge per visit, until treatment is begun.

Technology has had a dramatic effect upon the science of orthdontic health care.  We will provide you and your family with the most advanced care available with the greatest efficiency possible.