Orthodontists in Independence, Missouri

Orthodontists
male orthodontist
Dr. David Paul Blackburn, DMD, MSD

    Orthodontist
3131 S. State Route 291, Suite A, Independence, MO 64057
816-373-6006     816-373-1840
male orthodontist
Dr. Jerald E Elrod I, DDS

    Orthodontist
17500 Medical Center Pkwy, Suite 2, Independence, MO 64057
816-373-6006     816-373-1840
male orthodontist
Patick Grady, DDS

    Orthodontist
651 E Us Highway 24, Independence, MO 64050
816-461-0300    
male orthodontist
Dr. Thomas A. Lovinggood, D.D.S. M.S.

    Orthodontist
3010 S State Route 291, Suite R, Independence, MO 64057
816-373-2227     816-373-3046
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.