At Willes Orthodontics, we aren’t just concerned with straightening your teeth and giving you the beautiful smile you’ve always wanted. We are also committed improving the oral health and the well-being of all our patients. Dr. Michael Willes and our team strive to serve our patients by educating them about their treatments, as well as…
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Our friends at the American Association of Orthodontists (AAO) have put together a helpful list that outlines when you should call Dr. Michael Willes to schedule an initial consultation. Here are 12 warning signs indicating it’s time to check in with us: 1. Early or late loss of baby teeth 2. Teeth that meet in…
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Many of our patients at Willes Orthodontics ask us about indirect bonding, a method of applying brackets for braces to the teeth in such a manner that an entire set of braces can be applied, including expanders, in less than an hour. Until now, braces were placed on each individual tooth, one at a time.…
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When a child is born, he or she will have 20 primary teeth and 32 permanent teeth. But sometimes kids are born with additional teeth, and our team at Willes Orthodontics call this oral condition "hyperdontia." Primary teeth are the first set of teeth that erupt in your child's mouth, typically by the time they…
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