Braces, Aligners & Orthopedic Treatment
Dr. Bublik brings 20 years of orthodontic experience to every case — from traditional braces and clear aligners to pre-implant alignment and TMJ-aware treatment for teenagers and adults.
Book a ConsultationMore Than Straight Teeth — A Complete Bite, A Healthy Jaw
Dr. Bublik has been treating orthodontic patients for over 20 years, with fluency in both traditional fixed braces and clear aligner therapy. But what makes care here different is the surgical context. As a board-certified oral and maxillofacial surgeon, Dr. Bublik evaluates every orthodontic case with one question that most orthodontists aren't trained to answer: what does this patient's jaw joint need?
When appropriate, we collaborate directly with referring orthodontists — coordinating pre-prosthetic and pre-implant alignment so that the final result is not just straight teeth, but a correctly functioning bite and a jaw that is stable for the long term.
Straighten First. Implant Second. Results That Last.
Dental implants require precise spacing, correct angulation, and adequate bone volume. When teeth have drifted, tipped, or crowded over years of missing tooth space, placing an implant directly into that environment produces a compromised result.
Dr. Bublik routinely completes orthodontic treatment — braces or aligners — before implant placement to open the correct space, upright adjacent teeth, and create the ideal foundation. You get implants placed exactly where they belong, not where they fit by default.
Guiding Jaw Development — Not Just Moving Teeth
Orthodontics moves teeth. Orthopedics moves bone. For younger patients — and for adults with structural jaw discrepancies — orthopedic appliances can widen arches, correct crossbites, and create space without extractions before fixed braces are placed.
This phase of treatment, when timed correctly, produces better long-term results and often reduces the complexity of the orthodontic phase that follows. Dr. Bublik evaluates growth patterns and jaw relationships to determine whether orthopedic intervention belongs in your treatment plan.
Orthodontics That Accounts for the Jaw Joint
Teenagers with TMJ disorder, jaw clicking, or hypermobility syndromes like Ehlers-Danlos require an orthodontic approach that standard practices aren't equipped to provide. Moving teeth changes the bite — and changing the bite changes the load on the joint. Done without awareness, orthodontic treatment can worsen TMJ symptoms.
Dr. Bublik and Sam work together on these cases. Sam's myofunctional therapy and orthopedic background informs the treatment plan; Dr. Bublik's surgical training allows evaluation of joint health and structural factors that influence how orthodontic forces should be applied. For patients with complex jaw and bite relationships, this is the team you want.
Why Orthodontics Here Is Different
Every orthodontic case at Bublik Dental is evaluated through a surgical lens — bite function, jaw joint health, implant planning, and airway are part of the conversation from the start. That context changes outcomes.
- 20+ years treating orthodontic patients — traditional braces and clear aligners
- Board-certified OMS on-site — structural and surgical evaluation included
- Pre-implant alignment coordinated with implant placement planning
- Orthopedic appliance therapy for growth-phase patients
- TMJ-aware treatment — Sam Bloch, Myofunctional Therapist, co-treats complex cases
- Collaboration with referring orthodontists for combined surgical-ortho cases
Orthodontics with the Full Picture in Mind
Whether you need braces before implants, orthopedic guidance for a younger patient, or a bite evaluation that accounts for your jaw joint — this is the right place to start.
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