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Dr. Paul Gates and our talented staff are committed to providing extraordinary orthodontic care. We feature state-of-the-art treatment options in a warm and caring environment. Whether you've visited Round Rock Orthodontics for weeks or months, we'd love to hear your feedback about how our practice is faring during your treatment! There are lots of ways you can share your thoughts about our practice with the rest of the world, but we encourage you to head to our Google Local listing and post a review there. Or, you may review us on Yelp if you'd like. After all, reviews help Dr. Gates and team create more beautiful smiles in Round Rock, Hutto, Cedar Park, Georgetown, Taylor and surrounding communities!

You may write a review here. Thanks in advance and enjoy the rest of your weekend! We look forward to reading your reviews!

At Round Rock Orthodontics, what puts you at ease?

Dr. Gates and our staff are totally aware that not everyone is always excited about visiting their orthodontist. But we want you to know that we at Round Rock Orthodontics strive to bring you the best and most comforting experience at each of your visits. We’d like to know: What is it about our practice that makes you comfortable or puts you at ease? Is it something about our pleasant office environment? Our friendly staff or Dr. Gates?

Let us know by posting here, on our Facebook page or by giving us a call at 512-244-2644!

We look forward to your thoughts!

We're moving!

Dr. Paul Gates and our team at Round Rock Orthodontics are proud to announce we will be in our new office as of tomorrow! We're very excited about the move because it means we will offer more space. Semi-private bays sure will be nice, and our new location will be easier to get in and out of during before and after school hours.

Please make note of our new address and contact information, effective immediately:

Round Rock Orthodontics
Dr. Paul A. Gates, D.D.S.
503 E. Palm Valley ste. 200
Round Rock, Tx 78664
Office: 512-244-2644
Fax: 512-218-1788
Email: info@roundrockorthodontics.com

The new office is off Highway 79 behind First State Bank (in Heritage Circle). If you have any questions about how our move might affect you or your child, or if you have a question about your treatment, please give us a call!

At Round Rock Orthodontics, 24/7 access to your account

Access to your account any time, any place. Sounds perfect and convenient, doesn’t it?

Patients at Round Rock Orthodontics enjoy access to their account 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Through our website, you may look up your appointments and all of your account details at your convenience, all from the comfort of your own home! You can even receive appointment reminders through email or text messages! Just see what some of Dr. Gates' patients are saying about this innovative service:

"I had forgotten when my next appointment was and Ortho Sesame helped me with that." ~ John L.

"New to the system, but will enjoy paying online!" ~ Donald E.

"Everything is available at moments notice. I like being able get email updates and being able to verify appoints online. I also like being able to see all our financial information first hand." ~ Pam P.

"It is convenient to see the status of upcoming appts, recent payments made, etc." ~ Jana R.

You, too, may sign up for this convenient service on our web site by clicking on the "Patient Login" button at the top of our homepage. Please give us a call if you have any questions about getting started!

What's so special about an orthodontist, anyway?

"Dentists, Orthodontists, they're all the same right?" We hear our patients asking this question as they wonder about the difference between an orthodontist and a dentist. Before becoming an orthodontist Dr. Gates started out in dental school, just like a regular dentist. After dental school however, Dr. Gates decided he wanted to learn more about orthodontics, which is one of nine specialties within the dental field. So he stayed in school for a few more years and became an expert in orthodontics, which focuses on tooth and jaw alignment and bite problems like overbites and under bites.

Dr. Gates began practicing as an orthodontist in 1999 and opened the Round Rock office in 2002. He believes orthodontic treatment made a profound difference in his life and enjoys seeing it change the lives of his patients.

Other dental specialties you may have heard of include endodontic (focusing on the soft tissue inside your teeth), periodontic (focusing on the gums and other tissues surrounding your teeth) and prosthodontic (focusing on restoring and replacing damaged teeth).

Isn't it nice to know there's a dental expert in Dr. Gates to help you through any type of treatment your teeth, jaw and gums might need?

Round Rock Orthodontics want to know: Do you know where your retainers are?

If you've recently completed your treatment at Round Rock Orthodontics, our staff would like to take this time to congratulate you! Now that your braces have been removed, Dr. Gates will provide—or has provided you—with retainers.

Retainers are important because after braces are removed, teeth may shift out of position if they are not stabilized. Retainers provide that stabilization, and are designed to hold teeth in their corrected, ideal positions until the bones and gums adapt to the treatment changes. Wearing retainers exactly as instructed by Dr. Gates is the best insurance that the treatment improvements last for a lifetime.

Here are some helpful retainer tips:

* Wear your retainers full time, until the doctor instructs otherwise. Wearing your retainers at night ensures that your pearly whites won’t relapse.
* Take your retainers out when eating...and always put retainers in their case! (Most appliances are lost in school lunch rooms or restaurants.)
* Clean retainers thoroughly once a day with a toothbrush and only a small amount of toothpaste. Use warm but not hot water.
* When retainers are not in your mouth they should ALWAYS be in a retainer case.
* Retainers are breakable, so treat them with care. If retainers are lost or broken, give us a call immediately.
* Remove retainers when swimming or during any sporting activity in which the retainers could fall out and get broken or lost (cheerleading, basketball, etc.) or when you should be wearing a mouth guard (football, soccer, etc.).

Give us a call at 512-244-2644 nif you have any questions and again, congratulations on being braces-free!

- The Round Rock Orthodontics team

Hey, Dr. Gates! How does Invisalign work?

You've probably wondered exactly how Invisalign technology works on your teeth. This helpful video, courtesy of our friends at Invisalign, shows the process of these clear aligners that move your teeth just as well as traditional braces.

For more information on Invisalign, or if you have questions about your Invisalign treatment with Dr. Gates, please give us a call. We hope you have a terrific weekend!