Why is age seven the right time for a first check?
Because by seven we can see what is coming while the jaw is still growing — and for four out of five children the answer is “nothing yet”.
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Orthodontics in Ellwood Springs & Cobalt Creek
Straight answers.Great smiles.
Braces and clear aligners for kids, teens and grown-ups who put it off. See what treatment really costs before you decide, then book a free consultation.
- 4.9 out of 5212 reviews (sample)
- Board certifiedAmerican Board of Orthodontics
- Two officesEllwood Springs and Cobalt Creek
- No referral neededBook a consultation yourself
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Ortodoncia en Ellwood Springs y Cobalt Creek
Respuestas claras. Grandes sonrisas.
Ortodoncia para niños, adolescentes y adultos en Ellwood Springs y Cobalt Creek. La primera consulta es gratis, sin necesidad de referencia médica.
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Braces
Metal or clear ceramic brackets, adjusted every six to eight weeks. The most predictable way to fix complicated bites.
Here, this costs
$4,800$6,500
- Typical length
- 12 to 30 months
- Payment plan
- 0% over 12 to 30 months
- Consultation
- Free, no referral
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What will it cost?
Move the numbers and see a real monthly range. Nothing here is a credit check, and the written quote you get at the consultation is fixed for 90 days.
Most PPO plans allow $1,000 to $2,500 for a lifetime, often only under age 19.
Anything from nothing to a quarter of the total. It lowers the monthly payment, not the price.
Estimated monthly payment
$0$0
- Treatment
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- Less insurance
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- Less down payment
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- Left to spread
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Illustration only, at 0% interest with no credit check. Your quote comes from the consultation.
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Who it’s for
Three routes into the same practice, with the same written quote at the end of each.
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Great smiles, with no surprises
Straight answers.Fixed quotes.No surprises.
One orthodontist, nine staff, two offices, and a written price that does not move once treatment starts.
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Braces or aligners?
Both move teeth. Here is the honest difference, before anyone tries to sell you one.
- How it works
- Brackets and a wire we adjust
- Trays you change yourself
- Typical length
- 12 to 30 months
- 10 to 24 months
- Visits
- Every 6 to 8 weeks
- Every 8 to 10 weeks
- Visible?
- Yes, less so with ceramic
- Barely, at conversation distance
- Depends on you
- Avoiding hard foods
- Wearing them 20 to 22 hours a day
- Handles complex bites
- Yes
- Sometimes, often with braces first
- Cost here
- $4,800 to $6,500
- $4,800 to $7,200
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The visit
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You arrive
No forms in the waiting room. Rosa has already checked your insurance and greets you by name.
- 0:10
Photos and a scan
Six photos and a digital scan. No putty, no X-ray unless we need one, and nothing hurts.
- 0:25
Dr. Larkfield explains
What is happening in your bite, what she would do, and what happens if you do nothing.
- 0:40
The numbers
A written quote with your insurance applied, the monthly payment and the total. No pressure to sign.
- 0:55
You leave
With the quote, the photos and time to think. Most people book within two weeks; some never do.
- 0:00
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Cases
AfterBeforeCrowding, upper front teethBraces, 18 monthsA common case: not enough room, so the front teeth overlap. AfterBeforeSpacing after growthClear aligners, 11 monthsGaps that opened as the jaw finished growing. AfterBeforeCrossbite, age 8Expander then braces, two phasesCaught at the age 7 check, treated in two short phases. lk/quotesSample review wall, always labelled as samples.
What patients say
Sample reviews written for this concept, in the voice of the ones we get.
They told us our daughter did not need braces yet. Two other offices had quoted us thousands. That is why we came back three years later.
Parent, Ellwood SpringsSample review I got aligners at 41. The quote I was given in the consultation is exactly what I paid, to the dollar.
Adult patient, Cobalt CreekSample review My retainer snapped on a Sunday. Jerome had a new one ready Tuesday morning and did not charge me.
Patient, Ellwood SpringsSample review
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Both offices
Ellwood Springs
Our main office: six chairs, the digital scanner and the retainer lab.
218 Cottonwood Avenue, Suite 3
Ellwood Springs, CO 80512Thursday until 7:00 pm
Cobalt Creek
Four chairs, open late on Thursdays for after-school and after-work visits.
4 Ridgeline Plaza
Cobalt Creek, CO 80540Thursday until 7:30 pm
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Opening hours Monday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm Tuesday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm Wednesday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm Thursday 10:00 am – 7:00 pm Friday 8:00 am – 2:00 pm Saturday and Sunday Closed Closed on public holidays. Thursday evenings are for adjustments and check-ins.
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The whole price list
Treatment prices Treatment Price here Braces $4,800 – $6,500 Clear aligners $4,800 – $7,200 Early treatment, phase one $2,500 – $3,800 Replacement retainer $350 lk/ticksGood-for and worth-knowing lists.
- Crowding and gaps
- Deep bites, open bites and crossbites
- Teeth that need to move a long way
- Brackets show, though ceramic ones are much less visible
- Popcorn, hard candy and ice are out until you finish
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Good for
- Crowding and gaps
- Deep bites, open bites and crossbites
- Teeth that need to move a long way
- Patients who would rather not manage removable trays
Worth knowing
- Brackets show, though ceramic ones are much less visible
- Popcorn, hard candy and ice are out until you finish
- Brushing takes longer
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How it goes
- 90 minutes
Fit day
Brackets and wires go on. No injections, no drilling.
- Every 6 to 8 weeks
Adjustments
Twenty minutes, usually with no waiting.
- 45 minutes
Off day
Brackets come off, we scan you and the retainer is made.
- 90 minutes
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Questions we get first
Do I need a referral from my dentist?
No. Most of our patients book their own consultation. We do send your dentist a summary if you would like us to.
Is the first consultation really free?
Yes, including photos, a digital scan and a written quote. There is no charge whether or not you start treatment.
How long will treatment take?
Most people finish in 12 to 24 months. You get an estimate in writing at the consultation, and we tell you if it changes.
Do you see children and adults?
Both. We start checking children at about age 7 and roughly a third of our patients are over 25.
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How insurance actually works
- PPO dental plans
- Most include an orthodontic lifetime maximum, often $1,000 to $2,500, and many only for patients under 19. We bill them directly.
- HSA and FSA
- Orthodontics is an eligible expense. Cards work here, and we can split a payment across two plan years.
- Health First Colorado
- Covers medically necessary orthodontics for children who qualify. We can tell you at the consultation whether a case is likely to qualify.
- No insurance
- Roughly a third of our patients pay without it. The 0% payment plan is the same either way.
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- Year we opened
- 2009
- Offices
- 2
- Staff
- 9
- Years in practice
- 17
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The team you see every visit
Rosa Delgado
Treatment coordinator
Explains costs and insurance in plain English or Spanish, before you commit to anything.
Kayla Nguyen, RDA
Clinical lead
Runs the chairs, teaches aligner habits, and has never lost a patience contest with a nervous teenager.
Jerome Tate
Retainer lab
Makes and repairs every retainer in-house, usually the same day you break one.
Britt Sorensen
Insurance and scheduling
Checks your benefits before your first visit, so the numbers you hear are the numbers you pay.
Dana Whitfield
Treatment coordinator
Runs consultations in Cobalt Creek and makes sure nobody leaves without a written quote.
Lucía Romero, RDA
Orthodontic assistant
Fits brackets, changes wires and talks you through every step before it happens.
Theo Brandt, RDA
Orthodontic assistant
Handles adjustment visits and the scanner, and keeps appointments on time.
Marcus Ellery
Sterilisation lead
Sterilises and tracks every instrument, and keeps both offices inspection-ready.
Owen Price
Records and imaging
Keeps your records, photos and X-rays in order, and sends copies when you ask.
lk/request-section, lk/request-form, lk/side-cardConsultation request: minimal fields, no clinical history, consent line, error summary and confirmation, beside a card of what you get.
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What happens after
You leave with the photos, the plan and the quote. We do not call you, and nothing is booked until you say so. If you want to start, Britt checks your benefits again and we usually fit you in within three weeks.
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The orthodontist
Dr. Maya Larkfield
Orthodontist and owner
Maya grew up in Cobalt Creek, went to dental school in Denver and came back to open Larkfield Orthodontics in 2009.
She is certified by the American Board of Orthodontics, which means voluntary exams and recertification every ten years. She sees every patient at every visit, and she writes every treatment plan herself.
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From Dr. Larkfield
Telling a parent their seven-year-old needs nothing yet is the best marketing we have, and we did not plan it that way.
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Three things we promise
We will tell you to wait
Four out of five seven-year-olds need nothing yet. Saying so costs us a sale and keeps your trust.
The quote is the price
Written, fixed for 90 days, and unchanged if treatment runs long.
One orthodontist
Dr. Larkfield plans and checks every case. No rotating associates.
lk/yearsYear-by-year list for a practice history.
How it went
- 2009
One chair above the bike shop on Cottonwood Avenue.
- 2013
Moved to the current Ellwood Springs office. Digital scanning replaced putty.
- 2017
Cobalt Creek opened, with Thursday evening hours from the start.
- 2021
In-house retainer lab, so repairs take a day instead of a fortnight.
- 2024
Free growth checks extended to every child in the area, patient or not.
- 2009
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Where we work
Select a photo to see it larger.
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Other treatments
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Everything else we have written down
Braces work whether or not you think about them. Aligners work if you wear them 20 to 22 hours a day. Complicated bites still favour braces.
Usually a lifetime maximum of $1,000 to $2,500, often only under age 19, and sometimes only after a waiting period. Three numbers decide the rest.
Two hours out is breakfast, lunch, dinner and brushing. The people who finish on time built two or three habits in the first week.
Every night for the first year, then three or four nights a week for good. Teeth keep moving for the rest of your life.
Cobalt Creek now stays open until 7:30 pm on Thursdays, and Ellwood Springs until 7:00 pm.
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Teenager putting in a clear aligner
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Boy at a check-up with his doctor
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Boy in the chair with his orthodontist
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Adult patient talking with her dentist
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Reviewing a digital dental scan
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Dental chair in a bright clinic
Atikah Akhtar
Orthodontist in a treatment room
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Healthcare professional in scrubs
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Healthcare professional in scrubs
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Healthcare professional in scrubs
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Healthcare professional in scrubs
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Healthcare professional in scrubs
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Healthcare professional in scrubs
Muhammad Hicham
Healthcare professional in scrubs
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Healthcare professional in scrubs
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The first consultation is free.
Photos, a digital scan, a plan and a written quote. No charge, no referral, no pressure to start.
Ellwood Springs
218 Cottonwood Avenue, Suite 3
Ellwood Springs, CO 80512Cobalt Creek
4 Ridgeline Plaza
Cobalt Creek, CO 80540
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