Dr. Clifton Georgaklis - G.O.A.T. Orthodontist
The Patriots had Tom Brady. The L.A. Lakers, LeBron James. In the world
of Orthodontists there is Dr. Georgaklis.
Dr. G. is a modern day wonder and a miracle worker.
Let me start from my beginning...
My teeth have never been straight. My jaw is too small for the number of teeth I have which resulted in both lateral incisors (teeth next to my front teeth) never fully coming in and turning sideways, sort of a mini-vampire look on my upper jaw.
On my bottom jaw, one tooth was behind all the others and one came in sideways as well. Nothing scarily severe but a look that has always bothered me, especially at picture taking time. I was the person who never smiled and showed her teeth in a photo or who covered her mouth when laughing out loud.
Subsequently, my teeth became even more crowded over the years and my 2 front teeth turned slightly inward. After a bout of periodontal disease about 20 years ago and resolving it, my dentist at the time suggested I probably shouldn't take chances straightening my teeth because as he put it, "they looked fine".
Disappointed as I was, I took his advice. Better to have misaligned teeth than no teeth at all.
Several years passed and after moving to a new home I transitioned to a new dentist. I need to mention that I had this dentist in the distant past and loved her.
After my first cleaning I mentioned that I was interested in having my teeth whitened but that my gums were sensitive and was given Dr. G's card. I immediately noticed the words, "6 month braces". Skeptical, I laughed and said that's impossible. "No" my dentist replied, Dr. G is amazing.
Curious about my prospects I called and set up an appointment.
At my first appointment I mentioned my braces "fears" to Dr. G. After he examined my teeth, gums, jaw and x-rays I was given the green light. He assured me all was well for braces.
My braces were put on in July of 2023 so my 6 month timeline for removing them would be around January of 2024, keeping in mind that this was an approximation.
After one month I realized my teeth were already moving into place. After two months the placement was almost perfect. At month three, on October 24th, my braces were removed because of perfect placement. This in my book, is a miracle.
A miracle with the help of Dr. G's expertise and attention to detail as he created an ideal smile for me. Although my timeline was only three months, (amazing!) I'm sure that for others, depending on their needs, it will vary.
When he gave me the mirror I was flabbergasted. My teeth were perfectly aligned and shaped.
Dr. G is not only a gifted dentist and orthodontist, he is also an artist in the field of creating a picture perfect smile.
Dr. Georgaklis is indeed the "Greatest of All Time" as an orthodontist and I will be forever grateful that I had the good fortune to have met him.
Cecelia Harvey
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