ALF therapy is a method of aligning teeth and correcting the bite using gentle force, which better integrates with the body’s natural growth than traditional braces.
Made of flexible, light wire, the ALF is a custom dental appliance fitted to the patient’s teeth that applies gentle force and steady pressure to help expand the palate and align the teeth. Beyond addressing misaligned teeth, ALF Therapy also provides the foundation which helps your child build a healthy and resilient body, as well as an optimally focused mind.
When these underlying issues are present, ALF therapy may include collaborating with osteopaths, myofunctional therapists and other integrative specialists as needed.
Who Created ALF Therapy?
After working closely with expert osteopaths and myofunctional therapists, Dr. Nordstrom advanced the fields of dentistry and medicine with a simple, effective, and easy-to-wear family of dental appliances which help to improve a patient’s overall health, beauty and functionality.
Why do some orthodontic techniques create a synergy with the body, and others create obstacles to health and function?
How can we understand the underlying factors that lead to malocclusion (bad bite) and teeth crowding?
Why Choose ALF?
Challenges with Traditional Methods
Traditionally trained orthodontists approach the issue of crooked teeth and crowding by recommending treatments that can be counterintuitive to whole-body wellness.
Extractions
Extractions
Braces
Braces
Palate Wideners, Butterfly Expanders, Rapid Palatal Expanders (RPE)
These common solutions are meant to treat a small mouth, but they have a high relapse rate unless they are heavily retained. They also cause asymmetry to be exaggerated.
In addition, these bulky appliances also cause unnatural tongue position, swallowing difficulties and speech problems. During her time as a general dentist, Dr. Moy saw many adult patients suffering from TMJ, headache, and neck and back issues due to prior forceful orthodontic treatments.
Palate Wideners, Butterfly Expanders, Rapid Palatal Expanders (RPE)
These common solutions are meant to treat a small mouth, but they have a high relapse rate unless they are heavily retained. They also cause asymmetry to be exaggerated.
In addition, these bulky appliances also cause unnatural tongue position, swallowing difficulties and speech problems. During her time as a general dentist, Dr. Moy saw many adult patients suffering from TMJ, headache, and neck and back issues due to prior forceful orthodontic treatments.
Crozat Appliances
Crozat appliances and other heavy wires can also create negative forces, which can stall the forward development of the face.
Head gear used to retract the teeth can impact the head and neck posture, which can create a lifetime of headaches, neck, and back pains. In addition, they can negatively impact the health of the jaw joints.
Crozat Appliances
Crozat appliances and other heavy wires can also create negative forces, which can stall the forward development of the face.
Head gear used to retract the teeth can impact the head and neck posture, which can create a lifetime of headaches, neck, and back pains. In addition, they can negatively impact the health of the jaw joints.
Invisible or Clear Aligners
Invisalign or clear aligners can be a solution to move teeth conveniently—however, when the foundation of your body structure and strain patterns exist, these aligners can give you straight teeth but a crooked face, and a bite that is not aligned with your body.
Invisible or Clear Aligners
Invisalign or clear aligners can be a solution to move teeth conveniently—however, when the foundation of your body structure and strain patterns exist, these aligners can give you straight teeth but a crooked face, and a bite that is not aligned with your body.
