Tribeca North Dentistry

Dr. Ta is an extremely talented pediatric orthodontist. I brought my two children to her based on the recommendation of our close family friends who have three children who are also happy patients. Dr. Ta is extremely observant and thoughtful. She approached treatment for each child based not only on their teeth and their stage of development, but also on their personalities. She knew which one would do better with braces and which would be fine with Invisalign. She knew how to manage one child's fear of dentists and doctors and worked closely with Dr. Ella to remove the teeth necessary to get the best results. Dr. Ta earned our trust, especially the trust of my fearful child. She showed us the x-rays that showed the incoming adult teeth that were starting to cause my daughter's straight front teeth to splay and explained that the sooner we removed the baby teeth that were slow to fall out, the less intervention she would need with braces or Invisalign. Because my daughter was afraid to have teeth removed, we delayed the procedure while she tried to wiggle out the teeth herself. When she was finally brave enough to have the teeth removed (which was beautifully handled by Dr. Ella and a non-issue), we could immediately see the front teeth begin to come back together. My daughter said, "Mom, when Dr. Ta says we should do something, we should do it right away next time" - this from the last person on earth I would ever expect to agree to a tooth extraction! My younger child was a more complex case. Dr. Ta could see that she would need a palate expander by 1st or 2nd grade. She also knew that my daughter would do best with a removable palate expander so that she could keep her teeth as clean as possible, and the results were stunning. Because she still had teeth to lose, expanding her palate early on helped her adult teeth come in without over crowding. Once she had braces, Dr. Ta patiently waited for remaining teeth to fall out/grow in, while holding space for them. Dr. Ta was quick to realize that some of the baby molars were not falling out as expected but were instead beginning to sink into the gum. Luckily, we were able to remove those teeth before they caused an issue for the surrounding teeth or worse began to fuse to the bone. Again, the extraction was super easy, since they were baby teeth. My daughter is thrilled with how her teeth look so far, and she quite likes picking out the color of her bands on her braces each visit. Along the way, I decided to get my teeth straightened... again... as my teeth had became crowded despite lots of orthodontic intervention as a teenager. I wish I had had an orthodontist like Dr. Ta back then! Dr. Ta is talented, kind and patient (especially with adults who are not perfect with wearing their Invisaligns... ehem). All three of are very happy patients. I couldn't recommend her more.