At Senties Family Orthodontics in San Antonio, Dr. Senties provides personalized orthodontic care for children, teens, and adults.
During your complimentary consultation, we’ll take a look at your smile and walk you through your treatment options, so you can choose the one that fits both your needs and your lifestyle.
Age 7 is the ideal time for your child’s first orthodontic checkup, but that doesn’t mean we’ll recommend that treatment start right away.
Early orthodontic care is about thoughtful guidance, not rushing into treatment. Dr. Senties monitors growth and development and recommends early interceptive care only when it’s truly needed.
If orthodontic care is recommended, treating during the teen years allows us to work with the natural growth of the smile, jaws, and facial bones for more effective, efficient results.
Dr. Senties creates personalized treatment plans for teens using proven treatments designed to support healthy development and growing confidence.
We offer teen-friendly treatments, including custom LightForce™ braces, clear braces, and clear aligners, so your teen can choose an approach that fits their style.
It’s never too late to invest in a healthy, confident smile, whether you’re 27 or 70.
Dr. Senties creates natural-looking, balanced smiles with discreet, esthetic options like clear aligners and custom LightForce™ braces. Treatment is designed to fit your lifestyle, so you can improve your smile comfortably and confidently.
Every smile is different, and every patient lives a unique lifestyle, which is why Dr. Senties offers a carefully selected range of braces options.
From custom, 3D-printed LightForce™ braces to clear braces, metal braces, and clear aligners, we’ll help you choose the treatment that best fits your needs, lifestyle, and long-term goals.
Once you achieve your new smile, you’ll want to keep it in its best condition for life. A beautiful smile is worth protecting, and wearing your retainers consistently is how you ensure that.
After braces or clear aligner treatment, you’ll receive a set of custom retainers that keep your smile beautifully aligned long after treatment ends.
Dentofacial orthopedics is about leveraging orthodontic treatment to guide facial growth while the bones are still developing.
This approach may include the use of customized appliances to gently create space, support balanced jaw development, and guide everything into healthy alignment, while working with your child’s natural growth process.
For smiles that need a little extra guidance, Dr. Senties may recommend an orthodontic appliance as part of your treatment plan.
From palatal expanders and TADs to braces’ elastics and spacers, each appliance has a key role that helps guide jaw growth and alignment, and create the space needed for a beautiful smile.
In some cases, once jaw growth is complete in the later teen years or in adulthood, orthodontic treatment with braces or clear aligners alone may not fully correct the problem.
When jaw surgery is recommended, Dr. Senties partners with trusted surgeons to carefully coordinate care and guide you through the process.
Jaw surgery is never a first-line approach for us. Our focus is on early, interceptive care whenever possible to help guide growth and reduce the need for more invasive treatment later.
MARPE is an advanced, non-surgical appliance used for older teens and adults who need to widen the upper jaw after growth has slowed or completed.
It’s a fully customized appliance recommended when there isn’t enough space for proper tooth alignment, the bite is too narrow, or airway concerns are present.
MARPE helps create the space needed for a healthier bite, improved breathing, and a more balanced smile.
Similar to MARPE, MSE is an advanced expander used for teens and adults who need to widen the upper jaw after growth is more developed.
It’s often recommended when the upper jaw is too narrow, there isn’t enough space for proper alignment, or airway and breathing concerns are present.
MSE helps create the space needed for a healthier bite, improved airflow, and a more balanced smile.
During your complimentary consultation, Dr. Senties will evaluate your smile, explain what we’re seeing, and guide you toward the orthodontic treatment that best fits your needs, goals, and lifestyle.
If you’re looking for orthodontics in San Antonio, we’re here to make your next step feel simple, clear, and comfortable.
Schedule your complimentary consultation at our Alamo Ranch orthodontic office.
