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Orthodontics

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We have a variety of Orthodontic options to straighten you out.
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Braces

The Wiggly Tooth offers orthodontic dentistry services for both children and adults, including the application of braces. Braces use constant, gentle pressure to move teeth over time into their proper positions. The three main components of your braces, the brackets, the archwire, and the elastics, work together to create the right amount of pressure to move teeth. In order for this force to remain constant, elastics must be worn all the time and changed every day. Metal braces are the most popular with kids and teenagers. They love using different colors of ligature ties. With new technology improvements, these braces are smaller than ever before. Translucent clear ceramic braces are the most popular with adults. You have to be very close to someone to be able to see them. However, because they are ceramic materials, they are more fragile.

Invisalign

The Wiggly Tooth offers orthodontic dentistry services for both children and adults, including the application of Invisalign. Invisalign uses a series of clear removable aligners to straighten your teeth without metal wires or brackets. The aligners are made through a combination of the dentist’s expertise and 3D computer imaging technology. You will wear each set of aligners for about 2 weeks, removing them only to eat, drink, brush, and floss. As you replace each aligner with the next in the series, your teeth will move – little by little, week by week – until they have straightened to the final position the dentist has prescribed. You’ll visit the dentist about once every 6 weeks to ensure that your treatment is progressing as planned. Total treatment time averages 9 – 15 months and the average number of aligners worn during treatment is between 18 and 30, but both will vary from case to case.

Interceptive Orthodontics

At The Wiggly Tooth we focus on prevention using interceptive orthodontics, to help your child enjoy and grow into their great smile for life. As part of our prevention plan, we evaluate your child’s bite for signs of malocclusion at every appointment. Malocclusion is simply the abnormal alignment of teeth, which can affect the way your child chews smiles, and even how well he can brush and floss his teeth.

Why Choose Early Interceptive Orthodontics?
Our dental team often encourages Interceptive Orthodontics to prevent more serious problems from developing later on that will be more difficult and complicated to treat. Not only is it a preventative therapy, but it can also completely reduce your child’s need for full Phase 2 braces, or minimize the treatment time if they are still needed.

Early intervention orthodontics….

  • Early intervention orthodontics….
  • Lowers the risk of tooth injury to protruding teeth
  • Enhances your child’s appearance
  • Gently guides the jaw growth for better facial symmetry
  • Encourages teeth into ideal position
  • Creates room for erupting teeth
  • Maintains space for adult teeth
  • Reduces the risk of tooth extraction
  • Optimizes proper bite and jaw development

We offer a wide range of Interceptive Orthodontic treatments. Should your child need traditional braces, we’ve partnered with a local orthodontist for further treatment.

Maintaining Space
Sometimes a baby tooth is lost prematurely, before it’s time for the adult tooth to come in. Without that tooth, adjacent teeth can gradually close the gap, creating an area that’s too crowded. To maintain that space for the adult tooth that will eventually appear, all of our offices use interceptive space maintainers.

A stainless steel band is placed around a neighboring tooth to anchor a small wire loop that spans the gap and touches the adjacent tooth. This customized orthodontic device prevents the teeth from drifting and maintains the needed, uncrowded space for your child’s adult tooth to erupt.

Expanders
Some patients have narrow upper arches that can cause future dental complications if left untreated. With a customized orthodontic expander from The Wiggly Tooth, we can widen the palate, creating more space for your child’s teeth to grow. A narrow jaw can also impact your child’s ability to draw breath through their nose, encouraging mouth-breathing, dry mouth, and even bad breath.

Cross Bite Correction
An ideal bite is one where the upper teeth close in front of the lower teeth. Children who have a crossbite – or an underbite – have the opposite placement. When the lower teeth close over the upper teeth, it can cause:

  • Asymmetrical facial appearance
  • Higher risk of trauma to the teeth
  • Long-term abnormal wear of the teeth
  • Headaches
  • Muscle strain
  • Increased risk of cavities
  • Higher chance of gum disease

Your child’s Interceptive Orthodontic treatment includes crossbite correction, to guide their teeth and jaw into the ideal placement.

Get in Touch

myteam@thewigglytooth.com

Call Us

(480) 741-1455

Directions

2175 N Alma School Rd Ste C108, Chandler, AZ 85224, USA