Treatment Steps
Generally your orthodontic visits will be about every 6-8 weeks depending on your stage in treatment. We offer flexible scheduling and offer later & weekend hours to best fit your schedule.
Starting Your Treatment
After your start appointment, you’ll meet with Dr. Ko or Dr. Yoon to review your diagnostic findings & to confirm your treatment plan. Your treatment will begin during this visit — this may include the placement of your braces & spacers, a scan for your appliance or placement of your attachments and delivery of your first two Invisalign® trays.
Periodic Visits
ACTIVE TREATMENT VISITS
Periodic orthodontic visits are generally every 6-8 weeks. During these visits, we’ll check your progress, work on hygiene and make adjustments to your braces or appliances as needed. Please continue to practice excellent oral hygiene & maintain a healthy diet low in refined sugars. Please also continue to visit your dentist regularly (every 4-6 months) for your checkup & cleaning.
Finishing Treatment
REMOVAL OF BRACES & APPLIANCES
Once Dr. Ko or Dr. Yoon have your smile looking absolutely perfect, we’ll schedule you to come in for your deband or finishing appointment. At this appointment we’ll remove your braces or attachments (for clear aligners) and take impressions. The impressions are used to create a mold of your final smile so that we can make your custom retainer which you’ll pick up that same day!
Retention.
After finishing your orthodontic treatment, you’ll receive a pair of retainers to ensure that your teeth stay straight. Wearing your retainers is just as important as the active treatment stage. We encourage that you wear your retainers close to full-time for the first few months after the braces come off, then only at night-time thereafter.