Before and After: Grant Sandercox

Grant Sandercox began his braces treatment fairly young.  His adult teeth had almost all come in, with a few problems.  His parents hoped that, by beginning his treatment early, he would be available to have a great smile without any problems when he was older.

If you take a closer look at Grant's smile before braces, you can see some of the reasons his parents wanted to begin his treatment:  several teeth are crooked, he has issues with misalignment, and he has some problems with his bite.  Some of his bottom teeth line up inside his upper teeth, while a few point outside them.  Problems with spacing and alignment can sometimes lead to more cavities down the road, so it was wise for him to begin treatment early!

The time spent in treatment was more than worth it.  Grant's teeth are spaced perfectly, with the upper two teeth now right in the center of his mouth.  His alignment and bite have both been fixed.  Even with just a glance, you can't help but notice that his smile is incredible!

Thank you for allowing us to be a part of your smile story, Grant.  You were a great patient, and it was an honor to work with you!

Meet Vicki

We would love to introduce you to Vicki Tipton.  Vicki is a Scheduling Coordinator at our Clovis office.  She has been with us for almost 4 years, and is an invaluable member of our Clovis team.  

When we asked Vicki what she loves the most about her job, her response was "Everything".  She loves and appreciates our awesome Clovis patients, as well as the people she works with in our office.  We know our staff there love and appreciate her so much as well.

When she's not at the office, Vicki loves spending time with her family.  She has been married to her husband for 33 years, and together they have six beautiful kids.  She enjoys hunting and reading a good book (just not at the same time!), and someday she would love to visit Maine.

Vicki says if there is one thing she would want to tell our patients, is that she wants them to know how much she enjoys and appreciates them.  We couldn't agree with her more!

The next time you're in our office, be sure and tell Vicki hi.  We know it will make her day!

Before and After: Kaeley Richards

Kaeley Richards came to us wanting to fix some problems with the alignment of her teeth.  If you look at her before picture, you can tell she had a great smile already in place, she just needed a few minor adjustments.  

A closer look will show you some of the issues she was hoping to correct.  There is a tooth on her upper left side that is crooked, and overlaps the front tooth when it shouldn't.  On the bottom level, her front six teeth have similar problem.  They are aligned incorrectly, causing them to overlap more than they should.  Her middle four teeth on the bottom are also a little too far in, causing her underbite to be even more pronounced.

Take a close up look at her smile after treatment.  Gone is any sign of overlap, and her alignment is literally almost perfect.  If you look even closer, you will notice that we have also helped to straighten out her back teeth.  Before, they angled in toward the center of her mouth very deeply.  After, they line up much more straight up and down.

The results are great.  Like we said before, she had a beautiful smile from the beginning.  But after her treatment, look at the way it lights up her face.  There are no more dark spaces from where things are misaligned.  Instead, all you see is her beautiful "pearly whites" :).  

Kaeley, your smile looks incredible!  Thank you for the privilege of getting to be apart of it!

Meet Jaclyn!

We're so excited to introduce one of the newest members of our staff.  Jaclyn Dickerson is our new Records Coordinator.  Her job is to take pictures of each of our patients after every appointment, and she loves getting to see their progress.  She has loved the chance to get to know our patients on a personal level.  

Since Jaclyn is one of our newest members of our team, we thought you should all know more about her.  She went to school at Tech and has two older sisters.  One of her favorite things of all is getting to be an aunt to her nieces and nephews--she loves spending time with them!

Some of her favorite pastimes are watching movies, singing in her car, and baking and decorating cakes.  She is an amazing cake decorator, and we would tell her to start her own business, but we want her to stay with our office as long as possible :).

The next time you're in our office, be sure and tell Jaclyn hi.  She would love to get to know you better!

Before and After: Reed Hamilton

Reed Hamilton came to us pretty young, right after most of his adult teeth had just come in.  Take a look at his smile, and you can see some of the reasons that he wanted treatment.

Before braces, there were some issues with spacing and alignment.  The front teeth are a little crooked, and the teeth angle in toward the center of his mouth.  

If you look at the back right teeth, you'll also notice that they fall inside the lower teeth, rather than resting on the outside like they do on the left.

After his braces treatment, his smile has taken on a whole new look.  If you look a little closer, you'll notice some of the changes that were made.

Immediately, you can see that his teeth are straighter, and they are aligned perfectly.  If you look at his back teeth, you can see how they no longer angle so sharply towards the center of his mouth, but are a little more up and down.  His upper back right teeth no longer rest inside the lower ones, but are aligned correctly.

The transformation is incredible.  The first thing you notice when you look at him is his smile.  And right away, you notice that it is amazing!

Thanks for allowing us to be part of your smile transformation, Reed!  We think it turned out incredible!

Meet Erin!

Erin Rowley works at the front desk of our Clovis office.  She has been with us over half a year, and we're so glad that she joined our office.

Erin grew up in Clovis, and has raised her family here.  She and her husband of 19 years have two sweet girls, and they love spending time together.  When she's not working or spending time with her family, Erin loves to bake (and all of us at the office are willing any time to sample her work!).

Erin says that if she could tell her patients anything, it would be "Remember to brush your teeth!"  (Very good advice, we think :).  

We're so glad you're here, Erin.  We love having you as part of our team!

Before and After: Mary Beth Sandercox

We love looking at the transformation of Mary Beth Sandercox's smile.  When she came to our office, she was a young girl with a great smile that needed just a little bit to make it extraordinary.

When you look at her smile before, you'll notice that she came to us as her teeth were really beginning to mature.  As her adult teeth came in, they had a few problems.

Most of her teeth came in pretty crooked.  If you take a close look at her gum line, you can see that her gum doesn't form a straight line as it would normally.  She has teeth that are coming in crooked, and if you look toward the back of her mouth, you can also see that her teeth angle in toward the center of her mouth quite a bit.  

Mary Beth's case is a great example of why it's important to start braces treatment as adult teeth are maturing.  It can help them come in correctly, rather than trying to correct them if they come in misaligned.

If you take a close look at her smile after treatment, you will be amazed at the transformation.  Her teeth are more mature, and now they are more aligned.  Look at her gum line:  it's now perfectly straight.  

Take another look at her back teeth:  before, they slanted in too much toward the center of her mouth. Now, they have great alignment, and her bite has held together perfectly.

When you look at the way her smile now, the change is amazing.  It lights up her entire face and eyes, and is absolutely perfect.  

We love your smile, Mary Beth!  Thank you for allowing us to be a part of your transformation!