Dr Kevin Klatte is a very well-versed orthodontist. To be an orthodontist in USA, it is very cut-throat. Less than 5% of dental graduates go on to orthodontic school. Dr Klatte is an orthodontist. He understands the science of moving teeth. Orthodontic treatment is about 3 things: straight teeth (any dentist can do that), good smile and good bite. I have been under the care of Dr Klatte for the past few years. I started out with Invisalign. It's a fun technology that was not available perhaps 20 years ago. After your teeth gets scanned, Invisalign has a 3-d image of your teeth. Then the dentists/orthodontists in Mexico move your teeth to the ideal position. However, Dr Klatte would intervene with his expertise and makes educated guesses on how much or little the teeth can move and personalize the design of the teeth for you.
Moving teeth is not simple, a general dentist will not do the best job because he/she did not receive the rigorous specialized medical training. If you need heart surgery, you don't go to your family physician, you seek out a heart surgeon. You have to understand the biomechanics of teeth. For instance, if you were to extrude some teeth, then perhaps other teeth would have to be intruded. You can't violate Newton's third law: for every action (force) in nature there is an equal and opposite reaction. Your teeth has a penchant for staying in equilibrium.
Currently, I am past the Invisalign phase and on the bite plate treatment. That is to intrude incisors and extrude molars so that my bite can line up properly.
I have a canted jaw and Dr Klatte completed 2 of the objectives: straight teeth and good bite. However, good smile is not to be. My jaw is just too messed up. Although, I can opt for orthognathic surgery, but for now I think it is too invasive. It is serious surgery and requires the jaw to be wired shut for a few weeks and I have to be on a liquid diet.
Dr Klatte has 2 offices: Langhorne and Philadelphia. The one in Langhorne is modern and somewhat trendy, however the other one is another story. If you go to the Philly office, it's like stepping back in time and not in a good way. It's ancient, seems to be falling apart and not in a good neighborhood either. Don't go to the Philly office or you might think I am blowing smoke. But in all seriousness, Dr Klatte has extensive training in moving teeth and I think he can take on a lot of challenging teeth. read more