Additional Services in Noblesville & Tipton
Advanced Care
Beyond Braces
At Align Orthodontics, Dr. Patrick Kunkel, Dr. Charee Condict, and Dr. Kara Smith offer more than just braces and clear aligners. We’re proud to offer specialized services to keep your smile healthy, balanced, and confident.
Improve Function, Comfort & Long-Term Oral Health
A tongue tie can limit how your tongue naturally moves and impact speech, swallowing, and the growth of your child’s mouth. With a simple and precise procedure, our team can restore movement and support the healthy long-term use of the tongue.
What Is Tongue Tie?
Tongue tie, also called ankyloglossia, happens when the tissue under the tongue is too tight or thick. This can limit the normal movement of your tongue, affecting speech, swallowing patterns, breathing, and your overall oral health.
In children and adults, untreated tongue tie can lead to orthodontic issues, jaw development challenges, and poor tongue posture. Finding and treating it early helps prevent long-term complications and supports healthy development and use of the tongue and jaw.
Benefits of Tongue Tie Release
Releasing a tongue tie improves tongue mobility and allows for more natural speech and swallowing patterns. Patients often report increased comfort and better coordination of oral muscles.
If you or your child is an orthodontic patient, proper tongue posture plays an important role in maintaining your results. Treating a tongue tie will support the long-term stability of your new smile and overall oral health.
Brighten Your Smile After Treatment
Once your smile is straight, professional whitening can be the perfect finishing touch. Our advanced whitening options lift stains and discoloration to help your smile look as vibrant as it feels.
What Is Professional Teeth Whitening?
Professional teeth whitening uses clinically proven whitening agents to safely lighten the shade of your teeth. Unlike store-bought products, our in-office and take-home systems are customized for your smile and deliver clearer, more consistent results.
We check your enamel health and tailor your treatment to reduce sensitivity while maximizing brightness.
Benefits of Teeth Whitening
Teeth whitening removes stains caused by coffee, tea, soda, and everyday life. It can enhance the whole look of your smile with a simple, non-invasive procedure.
A brighter smile builds confidence in social and professional settings. When you combine whitening with orthodontic care, that’s a winning combination to showcase a beautiful smile.
Refine The Final Details Of Your Smile
Small flaws can distract from an otherwise beautiful smile. Teeth reshaping offers a simple way to smooth edges, fix minor uneven spots, and bring out the very best in your smile.
What Is Teeth Reshaping?
Teeth reshaping, also called enamel contouring, gently changes the shape or length of a tooth by removing small amounts of enamel. We’ll offer this treatment to correct small chips, uneven edges, slight overlaps, or minor shape inconsistencies.
Because it requires only subtle refinements, we can often perform the procedure in a single visit. It’s a simple cosmetic procedure that’s all about enhancing balance and proportion without changing the basic look of what makes your smile special.
Benefits of Teeth Reshaping
Teeth reshaping brings out the balance and flow of your smile by smoothing rough edges and evening out minor imperfections. These small adjustments can have a major impact.
When performed after orthodontic treatment, reshaping helps perfect your final results. It’s a quick, simple way to put the finishing touch on your smile, so it looks polished and complete.
Restore Health & Improve Gum Balance
Too much gum tissue, or tissue that is uneven, can affect both the look and health of your smile. We can use gingivectomy to reshape your gumline and create a healthier foundation and a more balanced, confident look.
What Is a Gingivectomy?
A gingivectomy is a process where we remove and reshape excess gum tissue. We will often recommend it to address gum overgrowth, make your teeth and gums easier to clean, or enhance your overall gum health.
We use advanced techniques to carefully contour the gumline to improve the balance of your gums while protecting the surrounding tissues. The procedure is precise, efficient, and customized to your individual needs.
Benefits of a Gingivectomy
A gingivectomy creates a smoother, more balanced, and attractive gumline that lets your smile shine. The result is a cleaner, more confident smile that’s sure to please.
And it’s not just about looks! Removing overgrown tissue can make brushing and flossing simpler and more effective. Healthier gums support long-term oral health and help keep your smile happy and healthy for years and decades to come.
Create A More Balanced, Confident Smile
If too much gum tissue makes your teeth appear short or uneven, gummy smile treatment can help. We can carefully reshape the gumline to bring out your smile’s natural balance and harmony.
What Is Gummy Smile Treatment?
A gummy smile is simply when too much gum tissue shows above the teeth when you smile. This can be caused by too much gum tissue, the way your teeth grew in, or the position of the upper lip.
Using advanced laser technology, we gently reshape and contour the gumline to reveal more of your natural teeth. The treatment is precise, comfortable, and built around your unique smile.
Benefits of Gummy Smile Treatment
By reducing excess gum tissue, gummy smile treatment improves the proportion between teeth and gums. This creates a more balanced, pleasant look to your smile.
While gummy smile treatment is more focused on the appearance of your smile, similar to a gingivectomy, in many cases, it can actually make it much easier to effectively clean your teeth and gums, also.
Healthy Breathing Through Orthodontics
Orthodontics is about more than straight teeth. By evaluating airway development and jaw alignment, we help support proper breathing, balanced growth, and long-term oral health.
What Is Airway-Focused Orthodontics?
Airway-focused orthodontics is about looking at how the balance of the teeth and jaws can affect your breathing. Narrow arches, bad jaw positioning, and limited mouth movement can contribute to problems with your airway.
Through careful evaluation and modern orthodontic techniques, we can guide jaw growth and improve spacing to help support a healthier airway. This approach is especially important in growing patients.
Benefits of Airway Evaluation & Treatment
Addressing airway concerns can lead to better breathing, better sleep, and balanced facial growth and development. Early orthodontic treatment can help stop problems before they start, and make it much easier to take care of any issues that do develop later.
By looking beyond alignment alone, airway-focused care supports overall wellness while creating a healthy, functional smile that lasts.