Cater Galante Orthodontic Specialists

They could care less once your braces are off. I highly recommend doing a ton a of research before going here. Oh and they don’t save your molds after braces so if you ever need a retainer from when the braces came off, you are at a complete loss. They lied to me about my original treatment plan which is why I chose them in the first place, once they are paid they can’t get rid of you fast enough…
As Dr. Galante stated below, I went back and was told my smile looks great even though I told them my teeth are not connecting on the left just like before braces. And her information is false, I completed treatment in 2010 NOT 2006. It has only been 5 years. I have held up my end and worn my retainers religiously so I don’t appreciate her trying to throw the statement about cooperation of wearing them. I am not a teenager and I spent a lot of money and was not about to slack on my retainer wear.(I missed a night or 2 here and there…)She checked my retainer when I went back and said it fit perfectly!
I was surprised to get told AFTER treatment that I might need jaw surgery… why was that not even discussed in the first place? I wish I would have known that Hawley retainers have a high relapse rate, otherwise I would have stayed with the Essix which was causing TMJ issues. Yes, my cosmetic smile bothers me but when my jaw clicks everyday and my teeth don’t touch on the left side, my functional bite is also a huge problem. I have had several second opinions by other local orthos that all say I would need jaw surgery to correct my bite. I find it interesting that the main reason I went to them in the first place was the slant of my bite and the fact that my teeth were not touching on the left. Nothing about surgery was ever mentioned, now I find out that if there is a jaw assymetry issue your teeth will almost always try to go back because it’s your jaw causing the issue not your teeth. That’s where I should of done my research, but I put a huge amount of trust into her treatment plan which ended up not even happening. I have been told by a couple orthos that bonded retainers would of been better since I have an open bite that also has a high rate of relapse.
All in all I paid a lot of money and I am almost back to square one. I went back to them hoping they would be willing to at least help but they made me feel like they did not care about my result. I received a message on my cell phone the next day from their patient care coordinator that they do not feel comfortable doing any treatment for me. As far as showing me the photo that day, the one I was looking at was a side angle and the photo does not show my issue especially from the angle taken, so yes I was a little confused that day since he kept showing me different photos of my teeth. Also, all of the other orthos I have gone to have done a thorough analysis of my bite, nothing like what I received from this office.