Lincoln Orthodontics for All Ages
Expert Orthodontics for Children, Teens, & Adults
Dr. Richard Clabaugh and the team at Clabaugh Orthodontics have been serving children, teens, and adults throughout Lincoln for nearly a decade. You can be confident that their expert orthodontic care and attention to detail means excellent results for you and your family.
Orthodontics
for Children
Kids Love Us, Parents Trust Us
The American Association of Orthodontists and Dr. Clabaugh recommend that children in Lincoln have their first orthodontic check-up by age seven.
Your first visit is a chance for Dr. Clabaugh to assess your child’s teeth and jaws to determine if their growth and development are on track.
How Early Evaluations Help
Early evaluations help us catch potential issues before they become more serious. By addressing concerns sooner rather than later, we can often use simpler, more effective, and budget-friendly treatments than waiting until later in development.
Starting Off Strong
After your child’s initial evaluation, Dr. Clabaugh may recommend Phase 1 treatment to address early orthodontic concerns and guide healthy jaw development. This phase typically lasts eight to 12 months and creates a strong foundation for a well-balanced smile.
Once Phase 1 is complete, we’ll schedule regular check-ups to monitor new teeth as they emerge and determine if Phase 2 treatment will be necessary later.
Precision With Phase 2
Phase 2 treatment typically starts between ages 11 and 14, once most adult teeth have come in. Often, your child’s smile will need further care after these teeth have erupted, so Dr. Clabaugh will create a customized treatment plan to finalize their alignment and ensure a healthy, confident smile.
Kids Smile Squad
If, after evaluation, your child doesn't need orthodontic treatment for any developing problems, they get to join our Smile Squad! This kids' club includes:
- Free growth and development checks every 6 to 12 months
- A goodie bag on their first visit
- A tooth chart to track their baby teeth
- Special treats on their birthday
Joining our Smile Squad allows Dr. Clabaugh to monitor your child's growth and recommend the best time to start treatment if it becomes necessary later.
Signs to Look for in Your Child’s Smile
Here are a few key indicators to look for to know if your child needs orthodontic treatment:
- Crowded or missing teeth
- Premature or delayed loss of baby teeth
- Challenges in biting or chewing
- Speech difficulties
- Prolonged pacifier use
- Narrow palate
- Underbite
- Crossbite
- Open bite
- Deep bite
Orthodontics for Teens
Creating Confident Smiles
Giving your teen a healthy, confident smile is a life-changing gift! A great smile boosts their self-esteem, positively impacting school, friendships, and beyond. At Clabaugh Orthodontics, we’re committed to making that happen.
Dr. Clabaugh creates personalized treatment plans to enhance your teen’s unique smile while fitting seamlessly into their busy lifestyle — and yours.
Benefits of Teen Treatment
Empowering Your Teenager
At Clabaugh Orthodontics, we do more than straighten teeth — we craft smiles that boost self-esteem and encourage your teen to shine during these formative years.
Lifelong Healthy Smiles
Teen orthodontics improves looks and encourages long-term oral health. Patients often find straight teeth easier to clean and maintain while a proper bite relationship can help prevent premature tooth wear or tooth trauma.
Customized Care for Teens
Every teen's orthodontic path is different, with treatment lengths typically lasting 14 to 24 months. At Clabaugh Orthodontics, your teen has a range of treatments at their disposal to fit their specific needs, lifestyles, and activities.
Dr. Clabaugh will discuss all available options, including modern metal braces, esthetic clear braces, and discreet clear aligners. We'll work closely with you and your teen to find the treatment plan that'll fit them best.
Clear Aligners
Clear aligners are great for the unique needs of your teen. They can provide the discreet appearance many teens are looking for while providing the corrective power parents are looking for when investing in their teen’s smile.
Metal Braces
We start with a quick, painless digital scan to map out the perfect placement for your braces. Modern braces are designed for greater comfort, less inflammation, and a shorter treatment time—all while giving you amazing results!
Orthodontics for Adults
Ageless Smile Solutions
Think braces are just for kids? Not anymore! With approximately 1 in 3 patients being an adult, there’s never been a better time to get the smile you’ve always wanted. And with modern treatment options, braces and aligners are more discreet and comfortable than ever.
Whether you had braces in the past but stopped wearing your retainer or never got the chance to straighten your teeth, Clabaugh Orthodontics creates a customized plan for treatment made just for you. Best of all, we make the process easy and convenient!
Why Choose Adult Orthodontics
You’ll enjoy several benefits of adult orthodontic treatment, and our team makes your smile transformation easy and effective. Here's why we recommend braces or aligners for adults:
Looking Good, Feeling Good
Dr. Clabaugh uses orthodontic treatment to correct crooked teeth or spaces that make you feel self-conscious when you smile.
Straight teeth and a great smile can give you the confidence needed to put your best smile forward in whatever you do.
Your Teeth Can Shift
Believe it or not, your teeth don’t stop moving in adolescence. Teeth that seemed straight and aligned as a teenager can shift later in life.
Pursuing treatment with Clabaugh Orthodontics can correct this and give you a comfortable, confident smile.
Maintaining Dental Health
If you leave misaligned teeth untreated, you may encounter other dental problems, such as tooth decay and gum disease. You may also notice abnormal wear on the surface of your teeth or that it’s difficult to chew normally.
Advantages of Adult Treatment
Discreet Treatments
From business meetings to date night, you may want to keep your treatment under the radar. That’s why we provide clear aligners and clear braces.
We craft these treatments to blend in with your smile to keep your braces or aligners as discreet as possible in your professional appearance and daily life.
Tailored Experiences
Every adult patient brings their own unique background and specific goals to their smile journey, so we build our treatment plans to address what makes you different.
From tackling previous orthodontic work or building a flawless smile for the first time, you’ll be set on a path that prioritizes your goals.
Why Choose an Orthodontist?
If you’re considering improving your smile with braces or clear aligners, visiting a trained orthodontist like Dr. Clabaugh is the best way to get the results you want.
Dr. Clabaugh has the knowledge and training to determine what’s causing your alignment issues and malocclusion (improper bite) and to develop a personalized treatment plan to safely and effectively fix them.
Orthodontics is more complicated than just gluing on some brackets or printing out aligners. It requires a lot of planning because it causes permanent changes in your anatomy.
An expert like Dr. Clabaugh can find the balance between cosmetics and function for outstanding results that can last a lifetime.
Begin Your Family’s Smile Journey
Join us at Clabaugh Orthodontics to start your journey toward a beautiful and healthy smile for any and every member of your family. Contact our Lincoln office today and schedule your free consultation and experience a team that wants to make your family feel like a part of our family.