Best Braces for Adults
With braces there are many options to choose from, depending on your lifestyle and budget. Adults who make public appearances or interact with clients may prefer Invisalign Clear Aligners for aesthetic reasons. This treatment involves the use of clear, molded plastic upper and lower teeth trays that fit your teeth through each straightening stage, which […]
Do-It-Yourself (DIY) or At-Home Teeth Straightening – Warning
Dr. Taylor would like to warn people in need of orthodontic care about the dangers in the recent trend of at-home teeth straightening techniques. In some cases these do-it-yourself braces can cause irreparable damage to your teeth and gums. The American Association of Orthodontists (AAO) recently reported that many of its member orthodontists have seen patients who […]
Braces for Adults
You should never consider yourself “too old” for braces. Braces for adults has become quite common. In fact, approximately one out of every four orthodontic patients is an adult. And this really only represents a small portion of adults who could actually benefit from orthodontic treatment. The increase of adult braces is mostly due to the availability of more […]
Financing Braces
No Interest, No Credit Check In-House Financing And did you say monthly payments as low as $99! Now that’s a Wow! Dr. Taylor and the team at A Perfect Smile Orthodontics want everyone to be able to have straight teeth and a beautiful smile. If someone needs braces and they don’t have access to […]
Braces Covered By Medicaid?
Quite often we have people contact us to see if we accept Medicaid to cover braces. The question isn’t really if we accept Medicaid – but are braces covered by Medicaid. Unfortunately Medicaid does not cover orthodontic treatment anywhere in Texas. Up until 2012 Medicaid use to cover braces. In 2012 this all changed and […]
Clear Braces – A Great Braces Option
Straightening your teeth has so many great options that really anyone can have a beautiful smile without much suffering. It use to be that one had to deal with the slow form of torture often referred to as “metal mouth” for a couple of years to get your teeth straightened. Now we have many incredible […]
Mcallen Texas Braces – Can you get braces if you have missing teeth?
Our Ortho clinic in McAllen Texas specializes in braces and Invisalign. A not uncommon question that comes up is whether someone can get braces even though they have some missing teeth. The answer is Yes. When teeth are missing, adjacent teeth will often drift into the empty space and this can lead to some real […]
Fast Orthodontics, Fast Braces – Do they Work?
Recently, I have had a couple of new patients come to me that have had “Fast Braces” and “Six Month Smiles” treatments in another office. They accepted this “fast orthodontics” because they were promised shorter treatment times and slightly less expensive fees. All of these patients came to me for a consultation because they were unsatisfied with the results. […]
How Long do Orthodontic Braces Take?
The length of time that orthodontic braces must be worn varies from patient to patient. On average though, treatment will typically last between 18 -24 months. There are 3 major factors involved when moving teeth through the use of orthodontic braces: the amount of force applied, the duration that that force is applied and the […]
