If you put a tooth where there is no bone, what happens?
The tooth falls out!
This basic concept has been lost by some of the people who move teeth.
I saw a new patient (32 years old) last week for a consultation to repair a lingual bonded wire that fell out. When I examined the patient this is what I saw on the labial of the lower incisors.

This patient had been treated when he was 14 years old. The orthodontist decided to treat non-extraction and use IPR to narrow the teeth to create space. Unfortunately he miscalculated and pushed the lower teeth forward out of the natural alveolar Continue reading →

Ortho Tips June 6, 2011

I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference

…Robert Frost

There are several areas in my practice that are a little outside the normal orthodontic thoroughfare.

Autistic children come to my office for care.

Last week I began my fifth case. This patient is a 13 year old boy who was referred by Dr. Ira Continue reading →