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At Altima Dental Group, we offer comprehensive orthodontic care to help patients achieve healthier, more confident smiles at any age. Our team provides personalized treatment plans designed to correct misalignment, spacing, and bite concerns using modern orthodontic solutions. With convenient locations in Homestead and Miami, FL, expert orthodontic care is always close to home.

Traditional Metal Braces

Metal braces gently and gradually move your teeth into proper alignment for a straighter smile.

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Clear Aligners

Straighten your teeth with plastic aligners that are comfortable, removable for eating, and practically invisible.

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Invisalign

Move your teeth into a straighter position with plastic aligners that are comfortable, removable for eating, and virtually invisible.

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A healthy, functional and attractive smile requires teeth that are straight and jaws that are well aligned. The goal of orthodontic treatment is to correct the cosmetic and functional problems associated with teeth that are either overcrowded, have spaces between them, or that have shifted over time due to extractions, habits, or abnormal bite patterns. Orthodontics can also address skeletal discrepancies between the upper and lower jaws.

Orthodontic treatment can range from the minor movement of a few teeth to the alignment of an entire bite. It may also be used in some cases to align teeth both before and after the surgical correction of severe jaw discrepancies.

Orthodontics utilizes the principles of physics to slowly move teeth into their proper positions. This is performed by using a selection of corrective appliances, including braces, clear aligners, and retainers. Designed to apply incremental and controlled forces to move the teeth in the desired direction, these appliances are adjusted on a regular basis throughout the course of care. Once a malocclusion is corrected and the teeth are completely aligned, retainers are often placed to help ensure that the result remains stable.

Orthodontic treatment time depends on the patient’s age, the severity of the malocclusion and the unique needs of each particular case. Some corrections can be accomplished in a few months while others can take a few years. However, for many malocclusions the average length of orthodontic treatment time is 24 months.