By fixing my teeth, Dr. Young changed my life. First, everyone at his office has been helpful, sympathetic, and nice, even when I wasn't. They don't rush, they're gentle, and they answer every question. Second, to my surprise, braces improved my health. I always assumed braces were cosmetic, and wondered why older people like me had them. But my new dentist said that my tooth-gritting habit was causing receding gums, and that it might be due to misalignment. The first orthodontist I saw disagreed, but the second one, Dr. Young, agreed with my dentist. He said braces might also cure my chronic headaches, but I was skeptical. I'd had severe headaches for years, had every test possible, and my doctor finally said it was from poor sleep because I also had obstructive sleep apnea, even though I'm thin. So I got a CPAP and never used it. I wasn't thrilled about braces, but amazingly, the receding gums, tooth-gritting, headaches, and sleep apnea were orthodontic problems that braces cured. And although my teeth were pretty straight before, my chin receded, and my teeth didn't show when I smiled ("collapsed bite"). Braces fixed that and I look better. I wish the doctors had thought outside their specialty, but in the end, I'm just glad I found Dr. Young.
I know this doctor: 2
out of 5 stars
