Orthodontists in Portland, Maine

Orthodontists
male orthodontist
Dr. Charles G Drew, D.M.D.

    Orthodontist
11 Sanborn St, Portland, ME 04103
207-797-4679     207-797-7498
female orthodontist
Dr. Setareh Razzaghi, DDS MS

    Orthodontist
1321 Washington Avenue, Portland, ME 04103
207-797-5577     207-797-0072
Orthodontist, also called dentofacial orthopedics deals with that area of dentistry concerned with the supervision, guidance and correction of the growing or mature dentofacial structures, including those conditions that require movement of teeth or correction of malrelationships and malformations of their related structures and the adjustment of relationships between and among teeth and facial bones by the application of forces and/or the stimulation and redirection of functional forces within the craniofacial complex. Major responsibilities of orthodontic practice include the diagnosis, prevention, interception and treatment of all forms of malocclusion of the teeth and associated alterations in their surrounding structures; the design, application and control of functional and corrective appliances; and the guidance of the dentition and its supporting structures to attain and maintain optimum occlusal relations in physiologic and esthetic harmony among facial and cranial structures.