Serving all of West TN
Offices in Jackson,
Martin, Milan, Henderson
Dyersburg, Brownsville
and Bolivar
1-800-548-5303

Ages 11 to 17 years

    In this age group, most of the permanent teeth have erupted and jaw growth is essentially complete.  Ideally, any moderate to severe jaw discrepancies (e.g. a deficient chin) have already been corrected with interceptive treatment.  Braces are usually prescribed to fix the remaining tooth-position problems.

    If a jaw discrepancy does still exist, fear not.  Braces can also "tip" teeth so that the discrepancy is "camouflaged" by the resulting, normal bite.  Sometimes tooth-tipping requires the removal of two or four permanent teeth to adequately camouflage the jaw discrepancy.  In worst-case scenario, jaw surgery may be necessary.  During your FREE initial examination, your orthodontic specialist will discuss which option will provide you with the best smile.  Click HERE to see the smiles some of our previous patients have achieved.

Now, a word about cooperation.  Good cooperation--maintaining good  brushing habits, not breaking braces off, and wearing auxiliaries (e.g. rubber bands) as prescribed-- will get you the BEST SMILE in the LEAST AMOUNT OF TIME.  Period.  Cooperation is essential for successful orthodontic treatment, and the amount of effort you put in will be reflected in the quality of the result and the time it takes to achieve it.  The patient on the right (not our patient, by the way) neglected his braces and his teeth during treatment, while the patient on the left cooperated very well.  Which smile would you rather have?