Author: Dr. Barton Soper

If you’re a parent of a 6-9 year old, you’re going to want to know about Stickables. They’re the newest release by Invisalign – the leading manufacturer of clear orthodontic aligners – and your kiddo is going to be interested. While many parents come to our practice with teens, we (and the American Association of Read More

ADVANCED ORTHODONTICS INTRODUCES VIRTUAL APPOINTMENTS Remote treatment monitoring reduces in-office visits and speeds up total treatment time March 12, 2020 (Burien, WA) – Advanced Orthodontics announces the addition of remote patient treatment monitoring in its three Seattle-area practice locations: Bellevue, Burien and Kent, WA. The goal of this new patient-focused service is to reduce the Read More

  A clear solution for our littlest patients At Advanced Orthodontics, we highly recommend having your child seen by an experienced orthodontist around their 7th birthday. Why so soon? Early orthodontic treatment isn’t for everyone but in specific cases, a child comes to us with moderate to severe orthodontic issues that just can’t wait for Read More

We’re often asked about the best time to have children evaluated for orthodontic treatment. The challenge is that (as we all know!) every child is different. However, a good milestone is around age seven, when the jaw is developed enough, and there are enough permanent teeth for an orthodontist to tell if there are any Read More

Hoy en día, podemos hacer casi cualquier cosa desde un iPhone: pedir útiles escolares, obtener un paseo por la ciudad, programar una entrega de alimentos… Parece que cada día algo más se nos simplifica. Como resultado, estamos acostumbrados a aceptar que cualquier cosa se puede pedir en línea y puede ser enviado directamente a nuestra Read More

These days you can do almost anything from an iPhone: order school supplies. Get a ride across town. Schedule a food delivery. It seems that every day something is made easier for us. As a result, we’re accustomed to accepting that anything can be ordered online and delivered right to our front door. However, at Read More

Cinco razones para visitar un Ortodoncista Hoy en día existen muchas opciones de tratamiento para alinear los dientes y arreglar una sonrisa.  Tal vez se pregunte por qué es necesario que le confíe su tratamiento a un Ortodoncista Certificado.  Aquí puede encontrar las cinco razones principales por las cuales es imperativo que sea un Ortodoncista Read More

Wondering Why Adults, Kids and Teens Should Only Get Orthodontic Treatment with an Orthodontist VS. Dentist? There are many treatment options for straightening teeth these days and you might wonder why it’s necessary to trust your smile with an orthodontist.  Here are the five reasons why it’s imperative that an orthodontist be the one who Read More

Invisalign ha demostrado ayudar a resolver todo tipo de problemas dentales para nuestros pacientes adolescentes.  Muchos de ellos piden aparatos transparentes por obvias razones: quieren una forma invisible de arreglar sus sonrisas. La primera pregunta que usualmente nos hacen es si Invisalign está disponible para niños de su edad y la contestación es que sí. Read More

Invisalign has been proven to fix all sorts of problems for teens. Overbites, underbites, and overcrowding are just a few smile issues we at Advanced Orthodontics have treated in teenagers with Invisalign. Teens often ask about clear appliances for obvious reasons: they want an invisible way to fix their teeth. The first question they ask Read More

La salud oral es un factor esencial para un vida larga y saludable. Muchos adultos coinciden en que para desarrollar buenos hábitos de higiene oral se debe comenzar desde la niñez. Si los dientes y las encías de su hijo no están saludables desde las primeras etapas de su vida, esto puede ocasionar problemas en Read More