What is an Orthodontist?
An orthodontist is a highly trained specialist who has completed two to three years of training after graduating from dental school. An orthodontist not only straightens teeth but also is interested in the bite, facial profile, and oral growth. Treatment of TMJ dysfunction, cleft lip and palate, craniofacial anomaly, and surgical orthodontic patients is an active part of some practices.

What is Orthodontics?
Orthodontics is much more than just a teenage rite of passage, although approximately seventy percent of the United States population could benefit from orthodontic care. The goals and benefits of orthodontic treatment are the achievement of function, harmony and balance between the teeth, jaws and face for a lifetime of attractive, healthy smiles, Orthodontics can also relieve the unnecessary strain and discomfort that occur when teeth do not meet properly.