Hillside View Orthodontics Review

We've been told for a long time by our dentist that my three children would need extensive orthodontia. When it came time to start the process with my oldest two children, I made a point to visit multiple orthodontists, knowing that we were going to forge a long term and expensive relationship.

When we first entered the office of Drs Ikeda and Righellis, we were greeted by their organized and kind staff (this wasn't the case with other offices). What I observed and appreciated was that Dr Ikeda and her staff took the time to analyze each of my sons' jaws and teeth, kept them very comfortable and happy as they did, and they warmly explained TO THEM what they were seeing in a way that was easy for them to understand. They then spoke to me in more specific, technical terms. I knew that we were starting at a time that Dr Righellis was going to be slowly transitioning out of the practice as Dr Ikeda stepped in. After our initial meetings with Dr Ikeda, I knew that we were in skilled and caring hands.

I was told by other orthodontists that both of my sons would need braces in their teens, and then would need to wait to get surgery to fix their bites once they were young men, followed by another round of braces. After Dr. Ikeda took the time to carefully evaluate both of my sons' jaws and growth potential, she recommended treatment to help harness their growth to ideally avoid future surgery. 1.5 years later, one is already out of his first round of braces and the other is close behind. They both are have grown a great deal since we started, and by using this to adapt their bite as they have grown, it looks hopeful that will be able to avoid surgery as their bites are almost completely remediated. When we look back at their original photos, it is shocking to see how much their teeth and bites have changed. We are thrilled with the treatment results so far!