Braces & Clear Aligners in Moorestown
Easy, Flexible Treatments
At McHugh Orthodontics, you’ll choose from metal, ceramic, lingual, or removable clear aligners, each engineered for smoother visits and faster results. Our advanced scanner and custom appliances keep your path to a healthy bite simple and stress-free.
Airway Orthodontics
Airway-focused orthodontics at McHugh Orthodontics helps children and adults open their airways for easier breathing, deeper sleep, and balanced facial growth.
By guiding jaw development and widening dental arches, we treat the root cause, not just the symptoms.
More Than Just Teeth
Airway orthodontics looks beyond straight teeth to focus on how the jaws, tongue, and facial bones shape your breathing.
Using expanders, custom braces, or clear aligners, Dr. McHugh gently widens the upper arch and guides the jaw position to increase nasal airflow.
Early treatment in kids can direct growth, while teens and adults see improvements in breathing and bite function without resorting to invasive procedures.
Benefits of Better Breathing
Better airflow means better sleep quality, which boosts mood, focus, and daytime energy. Parents often notice fewer nighttime awakenings, less snoring, and improved attention in school.
Adults enjoy reduced jaw tension and a more restful night's sleep.
Plus, there are the long-term perks of healthier TMJ joints, balanced facial aesthetics, and a smile that looks as good as it feels to breathe.
Surgical Orthodontics
When braces or aligners alone can’t correct a severe bite imbalance, surgical orthodontics combines orthodontic treatment with jaw surgery to achieve lasting harmony between your teeth and jaws.
How Surgery Helps
Surgical orthodontics aligns your teeth first with braces or clear aligners, and then an oral surgeon gently repositions one or both jaws to improve the way they fit together.
After surgery, Dr. McHugh fine-tunes your bite with a short finishing phase of orthodontics, ensuring that teeth and jaws settle into a stable, comfortable position.
Advantages of Surgical Orthodontics
The payoff is twofold: a balanced facial profile and a bite that works effortlessly. Patients report easier chewing, clearer speech, less TMJ strain, and, in many cases, better airway function.
By correcting jaw alignment at its source, surgical orthodontics delivers results that braces alone simply can’t match.
TMJ Splints
If jaw pain, clicking, or headaches are cramping your day, a custom TMJ splint from McHugh Orthodontics can help calm your joints and protect your smile, often in just a few nights of wear.
Relief for Achy Jaws & Headaches
A TMJ splint is a thin, removable appliance that fits over your upper or lower teeth like a nightguard.
Worn while you sleep, it re-positions the lower jaw slightly forward or opens the bite to reduce pressure on the temporomandibular joints. Dr. McHugh takes a digital scan to craft a splint that’s precise, comfortable, and easy to clean.
Easing the Tension
By easing joint stress, splints can help reduce morning headaches, jaw soreness, and tooth wear caused by clenching or grinding. Many patients also find they sleep more soundly without nightly tension.
With consistent use (and guidance from our team), you'll protect your smile, relax your muscles, and wake up feeling refreshed instead of worn out.
Orthodontic FAQs
Still curious about straightening your smile at McHugh Orthodontics? Here are answers to the questions we hear most often.