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18FOCUS-APRIL2012ADVERTORIALDR.ROBERTBOYKOhasbeenapracticingOrthodontistwiththePortPerryDentalAssociatessince1994.BornandraisedinOshawaDr.BoykoleftthisareatoattendtheUniversityofWesternOntariowhereheearnedadegreeinEconomicsaswellashisDoctorofDentalSurgery.In1983hecompletedhisOrthodonticSpecialtytrainingatGeorgetownUniversityinWashingtonD.C.InthefollowingyearshesetupanOrthodonticpracticeinMississaugaandthenPortPerry.WhenaskedifheeverthoughtallthoseyearsagothathewouldenduppracticinghisprofessionuptheroadfromwherehegrewupDr.Boykosaidx1cNeverinamillionyears.IhadspenttimeasateenageraroundLakeScugogandlikeditherebutfranklyitwasnx19tonmyradarasafutureprofessionaldestination.Iwas18offtouniversityandthethoughtIwouldendupherenevercrossedmymind.x1dIntheeighteenyearsDr.BoykohasspentatthePortPerryDentalAssociateshehasseenanddealtwithallmanneroforthodonticprocedures.Typicallyhestartsseeingpatientsataroundsevenyearsofageexplainingthateventhoughthejawisstillgrowingandtheteetharenotyetfullyformeddevelopingissuescanbespottedandearlyinterceptivetreatmentcanbeginsofutureproblemsareavoided.Dr.Boykoexplainsx1cAttheagesofseveneightandninewearenotlookingatbracesinaconventionalsense.Wecanspotearlyproblemsanduseotherappliancesx1bxedorremovablethatwillbalancethejawbetter.Eventhoughgrowthisstillhappeningwecangetapatientx19smouthbacktonormalwithoutlookingatbracesproper.x1dAsinsomanyareasofhealthandmedicineearlydetectionandtreatmentcanpreventsomanyfutureproblems.Dr.Boykoexplainsthatnotallpatientswillhaveissuesthatresultinbraces.Thumbsuckingheaddsisagreaterproblemforaneightyearoldthanathreeyearoldbecausethedamageisbeingcausedafterpermanentteethhavecomein.Itisintheseearlyyearsthatpermanentteethcanbeguidedintoabetterpositionandfutureproblemsaverted.Thefamilydentististhex1brstlineofdefensetomakesurechildrenx19steethandjawsareformingproperly.Dr.Boykonotesthatx1cYourdentististhefrontline.Heorsheseex19sanormalprogressionovertimeandisthex1brstpersontospotsomethingthatdoesnx19tlookright.TheywillnoticeallkindsofchangestakingplaceandseeminglysmallDr.BoykomeetORTHODONTIST