Healthy teeth can be moved at almost any age. If you have spent years unhappy with your smile, adult orthodontics can still change it.
Teeth move in response to steady pressure whether you're fifteen or fifty, so age alone is rarely a barrier. What matters is the health of your gums and supporting bone, which we check before recommending treatment. Adults often prefer discreet options such as ceramic braces or clear aligners, and treatment can address crowding, gaps, and bite problems that make cleaning harder or wear teeth down unevenly. Treatment may take a little longer than it would for a teenager, but the result is just as durable when you wear your retainer.
Roughly 1 in 4 orthodontic patients in the U.S. is an adult.
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Phase 1 orthodontics is particularly important in patients who may have serious jaw problems or a narrow palate. These issues can interfere with the development of a healthy bite. In the future, this could lead to problems when the permanent teeth erupt, speech impediments, premature tooth wear, and lots of other problems. With early interceptive orthodontics, these complex issues can be reduced or eliminated.
Early interceptive orthodontics helps the adult teeth erupt in the proper places, and can reduce or even eliminate the misalignment of adult teeth. This improves your child’s smile and oral health. In some cases, they may not even need braces (phase 2 orthodontics) to straighten their teeth.
A bad bite and misaligned teeth can contribute to or cause lots of other problems like disordered breathing, a higher risk of gum disease and tooth decay, speech issues, and much more. Proper care from an expert orthodontist will prevent all of these problems and more.
Your first visit is a conversation about what you want to change and what your schedule and work life can realistically accommodate. We take digital records and x-rays, then look at where your teeth and bite stand today.
We'll lay out your options — clear aligners, ceramic braces, or traditional braces — with an honest read on the tradeoffs in visibility, comfort, and treatment time. Adults often prioritize discretion, and there are good choices if that matters to you.
You'll come in periodically for adjustments or new aligners while your teeth move into place. When treatment wraps up, we fit you with a retainer — the step that protects the result you just invested in for the long haul.
No. Teeth can be moved at any age as long as your gums and supporting bone are healthy. Adults make up a growing share of orthodontic patients, and treatment works the same way it does for teens — it can simply take a bit longer.
Clear aligners and ceramic braces are both discreet choices that fit adult professional life. We'll walk through the tradeoffs in treatment time, comfort, and cost at your consultation so you can pick based on facts, not guesswork.
Most adult cases run about 12 to 30 months. Because adult bone is denser and no longer growing, teeth tend to move a little more slowly than they do in children. We'll give you a realistic timeline for your case up front.
Very little. Adjustment visits are short and spaced weeks apart, and clear aligners come out for meetings or presentations if you want them to. Expect a few days of soreness after starting or adjusting treatment.
Yes, and this part genuinely matters. Teeth drift throughout life, and a retainer is what protects the result you invested in. We'll fit you with one when treatment ends and explain exactly how much wear it needs long-term.
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