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An impacted canine is an eyetooth that is stuck in the jaw and cannot come in on its own. Treatment usually means making room with

The four most common bite problems are an overbite (upper front teeth overlap the lower ones too much), an underbite (lower teeth sit in front),

A braces adjustment is a short check-in, usually every 4 to 8 weeks, where your orthodontist removes the old ties, checks how the teeth have

The first question after braces go on is almost never about the teeth. It is “so what can I actually eat?” The short version: most

Almost every teen who walks into our Southampton or Bensalem office asks about clear aligners before they ask about anything else. The honest answer is

A palatal expander is one of the appliances parents hear about first and understand least. If Dr. Dorfman has recommended one for your child, or

A retainer goes missing roughly the same way every time: wrapped in a napkin at a restaurant, left in a school cafeteria, or chewed by

Once a patient has decided on braces rather than aligners, the next question is almost always whether to go metal or clear. Both move teeth

It is almost always the worst possible timing. A bracket lets go halfway through dinner on a Sunday, or a wire starts digging into a