Our Services

At our office, we dedicate ourselves to providing you with exceptional orthodontic and TMJ (myofacial pain) treatment. We make every effort to ensure that you experience quality care. This is why we incorporate the latest technology in your treatment. We use the Electro-Acuscope/Myopulse system to minimize the discomfort of tooth movement, speed healing of mouth wounds and ulcers, decrease spasm of the muscles of mastication (chewing muscles) and decrease inflammation of the temperomandibular joint (TMJ). Both of our offices use digital photography. At our newer location (14 Rye Ridge Plaza) we also offer digital x-rays.

To ensure the quality of your care a doctor, not a staff member, will always treat you. At your consultation visit we will form a diagnosis, and then discuss and explain your course of treatment with you. We want to help you obtain optimum dental health and esthetics. Contact Okun Orthodontics today to schedule a consultation if you are interested in braces. Dr. Okun provides braces for children and adults in Port Chester, Rye Brook, and White Plains in Westchester County, NY and Greenwich, CT.

We offer the following treatments:

Orthodontic Treatments:

Interceptive treatment:

Early treatment to normalize the face and dental arches so that future growth and development can continue in a healthy and normal manner. This may be done with a combination of fixed or removable appliances. Also see The Benefits of Braces for Kids.

Fixed Appliances (braces):

Includes orthodontic (tooth) and orthopedic (bone) movement in growing children, and just orthodontic (dental movement) in adults. The purpose of treatment is to align the teeth and jaws to improve dental health, occlusion (the way the teeth bite), and appearance. Variations may include:

Non-extraction, extraction, and minimal extraction treatment options.
Clear or metal brackets which are both available.
Non-surgical correction of skeletal discrepancies is often possible.
Correction of "overbites" and "underbites" is a routine part of treatment.
Palatal expansion: Changing the width of the upper arch to increase arch circumference (alleviate crowding) or to bring the top teeth outside the bottom teeth (crossbite correction).
Orthopedic movement is used to direct growth in a favorable direction.
Correction of crossbites, teeth that stick in or out too far compared to the opposing dental arch. Sometimes these teeth are in traumatic occlusion.
Correction of traumatic occlusions - bites where some teeth are banged too hard when the patient chews.
Correction of crowded or rotated teeth, using available space or making space (by increasing arch circumference or by removing teeth).
Space closure - closing spaces in either or both arches that exist either because of development, habits, or missing teeth.
Headgear - to redirect growth of the upper jaw, or to move the molars backwards.
Lip bumpers - to maintain or increase arch length, to make enough space for incoming teeth.
Lingual arch - to maintain or increase arch length, or to change arch form.
Habit appliances - to help the patient stop harmful habits such as thumb sucking or tongue thrusting. These habits can alter the position of the teeth and change the dental arch form.
Temporary orthodontic implants (mini-implants) - to aid in moving teeth (in patients whose adult teeth are fully erupted).

Removable Appliances:

Tooth moving or maintaining appliances that the patient can remove for cleaning, and in some cases, may wear only part time. This appliance can look like an orthodontic retainer, or like a tray that covers the teeth. Invisalign is one type of removable appliance.

Biteplanes (biteplates) - a removable retainer type appliance to control the harmful effects of bruxism (clenching) and to "open the bite" (i.e. decrease the amount the top front teeth overlap the bottom front teeth.)
Retainers - used to maintain tooth alignment after fixed appliance therapy (braces) or for minor tooth movement.
Essex - a clear retainer system that can accomplish minor tooth movement.
Invisalign- a computer generated system of clear trays that can accomplish minor tooth movement.

TMJ Therapy:

TMJ therapy is the treatment of patients with Temperomandibular Joint Disease (TMJ) and myofacial (muscles of the face) pain. The temperomandibular joint is the joint that connects the lower jaw to the skull (so that it opposes the upper jaw). Although most people have a genetic predisposition to problems with this joint, the problems often do not show until the joint undergoes excessive stress or trauma. These stresses may include facial trauma, bruxism (grinding or clenching of the teeth), or a dental bite that does not coordinate with the bite the joint would like to have. Symptoms include pain in front of or in the ear, pain or noise when opening or closing the mouth, pain or spasm in the muscles that help you open and close your jaw, headaches, or pain that radiates through your jaw, head, neck, shoulders, and arms. Treatment of TMJ includes taking the stresses off the joint and teeth by following a soft diet and/or wearing a dental appliance (such as an occlusal guard, or biteplate). The spasm of the muscles and inflammation of the joint space may be alleviated by application of ice or hot compresses, medications (such as muscle relaxants, and anti-inflammatory medications), or by energy medicine/ electric stimulation (such as the Electro-Acuscope/Myopulse system.) Energy medicine is a much quicker and more effective treatment modality (method of treatment) than compresses or medications, and unlike medications it has no known side effects. The goal of treatment is to decrease the pain and spasm of the muscles in the face and jaw, decrease the inflammation of the joint, and decrease joint noises. It is very rare that a painful joint requires surgery to resolve the issue.

Temporary Orthodontic Implants:

Temporary orthodontic implants (mini-implants also known as Temporary Anchorage Devices or TADS) - to aid in moving teeth (in patients whose adult teeth are fully erupted).

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