Dr. Tom Hall is a native Houstonian, and has enjoyed the specialty of orthodontics for over 25 years, improving the function and appearance of smiles in Houston. He is now treating a third generation of happy patients.
Dr. Hall graduated from the University of Houston Main with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology during three years of study. He graduated from the University of Texas Dental Branch in Houston with a Doctor of Dental Surgery degree. He returned to university to specialize in orthodontics and obtained a Specialty Certificate in Orthodontics from the University of Texas Dental Branch in Houston. During his orthodontic residency he completed additional course work and original research in TMD, bite alignment, and muscle function to earn a Master of Science degree from the University of Texas School of Public Health. Dr. Hall's original research of TMD was published in the American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics.
Dr. Tom Hall is a life learner and passionate about his work. Before returning to residency for advanced specialty training in orthodontics, Dr. Hall practiced General Dentistry for five years, gaining valuable experience and treatment perspective, dealing with complex dental cases. He routinely treated cases involving dental cosmetics, crown and bridge, oral surgery, bite alignment and TMJ dysfunction. Dr. Hall has provided orthodontic treatment to adults and children for over 25 years. His adult patient treatment routinely involves orthodontic re-treatment, missing teeth, implant spacing, TMD problems, jaw surgery, and all combinations. Dr. Hall has extensive experience in treating combined Orthodontic-Jaw Surgery cases. Experience in treating adult orthodontic problems allows Dr. Hall a unique perspective on treating children and teens orthodontics, with their future in mind. Trust your orthodontic treatment to a certified Orthodontist. Orthodontists complete 3 additional years of study after dental school to become Orthodontic Specialists.
Dr. Hall has over 25 years experience using Lingual braces. He has attended numerous conferences and advanced training for this evolving technology and science of Lingual braces. Incognito Lingual braces are the most advanced generation of Lingual braces that Dr. Hall offers. Dr. Hall is recognized nationally by membership in the Incognito Golden Circle of Excellence with 12 other orthodontists across the United States.
Dr. Hall is certified by advanced training in PAOO/Wilckodontics. This technique allows a better orthodontic result, with additional bone, and post treatment stability, in a fraction of the normal orthodontic treatment time. Most accelerated orthodontic treatments are completed in 6-12 months using traditional outside braces or custom lingual braces. Advanced training is required to become certified in Wilckodontics. Dr. Hall has the most experience among orthodontists in Texas with this type treatment.
Dr. Tom F. Hall is an avid outdoorsman and In his free time enjoys sailing, water skiing, reading, bicycling, travel, hunting, and fishing. He is a regular supporter of the MS 150 Houston to Austin fundraising bicycle tour, having ridden 10 MS 150 Tours.
Patients entering our practice, as well as those already undergoing active orthodontic therapy, can greatly reduce time in braces by opting to be Fast Ortho with Accelerated Orthodontics - AOO - Wilckodontics. The procedure is known by several names.
Dr. Hall offers Accelerated Orthodontics in conjunction with the advanced Incognito Hidden lingual braces and offers different types of outside braces. Dr. Hall is the most experienced Houston orthodontist in Texas with Lingual braces and Accelerated Wilckodontics AOO Orthodontics.
Over 2 decades of research has culminated in the development of Wilckodontics - AOO accelerated orthodontics. Teeth may now be moved safely approximately 2-3 times faster. The treatment time for orthodontic cases can be reduced from 18-36 months to 6-12 months. Accelerated orthodontics is a combination of advanced orthodontics and periodontic oral surgery. This is a safe surgical procedure that is time tested and routinely used in dentistry for other objectives.
However, when used in combination with advanced orthodontics, orthodontists gain a powerful advantage in reducing normal orthodontic treatment times. Fast Ortho patients in our practice undergo accelerated orthodontics. Fast Ortho patients complete treatment in less time than traditional orthodontic patients.
Traditionally, orthodontic treatment takes a long time due to the limitations of the bone that surrounds the teeth. The slow and continual application of orthodontic forces triggers a biologic process resulting in extremely slow tooth movement. This is the mechanism that orthodontists have used to move teeth for the past 100 years.
Accelerated orthodontics solves this dilemma by employing advanced orthodontics combined with periodontal oral surgery which activates the bone that surrounds the teeth. By stimulating and harnessing the potential bone, the teeth can be moved at an accelerated rate, while at the same time adding new bone to support the teeth.
Activation of the bone surrounding the teeth involves the selective vertical scratching and addition of additional bone graft material. The procedure is performed by a specialist dental surgeon (periodontist or oral surgeon).
The reactivity and responsiveness of upper and lower jaws to activation and augmentation is consistent with the cell biology and physiologic stages are seen in the wound healing pattern of the regional acceleration phenomenon (RAP). Striking bursts in bone activity (demineralization and remineralization) occurs adjacent to the site of the activation and augmentation. Accelerated orthodontics demonstrates how the biologic response can be modified to the patients advantage. Truly: in vivo tissue engineering.
Dr. Tom F. Hall is the orthodontist certified to practice the technique of Accelerated Osteogenic Orthodonticstm in Houston. Dr. Hall has studied directly under the doctors, Bill and Tom Wilcko, who have pioneered the research efforts and developed the clinical procedures that encompass accelerated Wilckodontics orthodontic tooth movement.
Dr. Hall's practice is comprised of 50% children and 50% adults. We provide Early Interceptive Preventative orthodontic treatment for children age 7 through the teen years. Special attention to growth and development problems at this age can assure more favorable outcomes later. The American Association of Orthodontists recommends all children be seen for an orthodontic screening at age 7. However, orthodontics is possible at any age, so its never too late.
Dr. Hall offers conservative Interceptive Orthodontics for children during the proper phase of growth to acheive optimal benefits. Treating in Phases is a very conservative, but most effective method to minimize time in Orthodontic treatment while maximizing results. Trust your orthodontic treatment to a certified Orthodontist. Orthodontists complete 3 additional years of study after dental school to become Orthodontic Specialiists.
Many of Dr. Hall's adult patients have special bite alignment issues or complex problems with missing teeth and/or TMJ/TMD symptoms. Adult braces are very common today. Dr. Hall has experience with adult treatment to facilitate orthodontic care for the grown-ups who may have been too busy in the past or were too anxious about having braces. Dr. Hall is one of the best orthodontists in Houston for adult orthodontics. Treatment at any age is far easier than most adults think.
Our practice is the only Houston metropolitan Center of Excellence for the Incognito lingual braces system, behind-the-teeth braces that no one will know you are wearing, and they are the most technologically precise method available to straighten teeth. The results with CAD-CAM designed Incognito lingual braces are exceptional. Dr. Hall is the best Orthodontist in Houston for patients interested in lingual braces.
Dr. Hall also is the best orthodontist in Houston offering surgically accelerated Wilckodontics-orthodontics and has the most experience with this type of treatment. The benefits of surgically accelerated orthodontics include increased bone around the teeth, increased scope of orthodontic treatment, and enhanced stability of teeth post orthodontics. Plus, these cases can finish in less than half the time of conventional orthodontics! Dr. Hall is the premier orthodontist in Houston for accelerated orthodontics.