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Below is how a general dentist, like me, comes to have
braces as a sub- specialty, and how the outcome of this customized
sub-specialty provides beautiful smiles for
hundreds of patients over the years.
Benefits of a general dentist who does braces and tooth alignment:
- Cases are observed and taken care of for years, not straightened and
dismissed
- Partial braces, aligners, or minor tooth movement can create great results with a fraction of the time and
money (most specialists only do full or interceptive
orthodontics)
- Whitening can be done during treatment to make teeth straight AND
white
- Bonding can be done during treatment to correct misshaped
teeth
- Caseload is kept to about 50 active cases at a time instead of
hundreds
- Children are seen at routine cleanings and precisely diagnosed when treatment should
start
- If extractions are needed, they can be done at the same office at the right
time
- Braces can easily be combined in treatment with crowns, bridges, laminates, implants, etc., to “rehabilitate” a
mouth
Dr. Bailey has seen removable appliances come and go. He has also seen headgear come and go, but some things are a constant:
- Most cases can be treated nicely without removing permanent
teeth
- Many cases are better waiting than starting too
early
- In some cases, early treatment is very
important
- All cases benefit from long-term (more than one year)
retainers - 80% of lower front teeth relapse to crowded teeth with typical
retainers
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