- Overview
- Many Treatments. One Diagnosis.
- Why Complex Treatment Feels Easier With Dr. Krieger
- Krieger Orthodontics Reviews
- Why Sleep-Disordered Breathing Matters
- PACE® Expansion: A New Standard for Adult Skeletal Expansion
- Why Jaw Surgery Is Different Here
- Virtual Exams — From Anywhere
- Remote Monitoring: Weekly Oversight Without Weekly Visits
- Ready for the Next Step?
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When concerns go beyond straight teeth, expertise matters.
Dr. Glenn Krieger provides orthodontic care that takes into account the airway and sleep and is grounded in precise diagnosis, advanced imaging, and a collaborative approach that helps patients truly understand what’s happening and why.
From sleep-disordered breathing and adult expansion to surgical orthodontics, every recommendation begins with a clear, shared diagnosis and a focus on long-term health, function, and facial balance for better function and aesthetics.
Dr. Krieger has trained with the best in the orthodontic and surgical work and is well known and respected globally.
If you’ve received conflicting answers, unresolved treatment, or feel your concerns are bigger than teeth, this is where clarity can make all the difference.
Many Treatments. One Diagnosis.
Because every patient’s face, airway, bite, and skeletal foundation is unique, there may be many ways to treat a certain condition.
But, for each individual, there is only one correct diagnosis.
That belief sits at the center of Dr. Glenn Krieger’s approach to care.
Before any discussion of appliances, expansion, or surgery — and after a comprehensive exam and CBCT 3D imaging — patients take part in Dr. Krieger’s Digital Co-Diagnosis™ process.
He designed this to help patients clearly understand their own anatomy, imaging, and functional concerns in real time. Instead of being handed a treatment recommendation without context, you get guidance about what is happening, why it matters, and which options actually address the root cause.
This is not a consultation.
This is not a menu of options.
This is a collaborative diagnostic experience pioneered by Dr. Krieger and is used worldwide.
Only after the diagnosis is clear, understood, and agreed upon are treatment pathways discussed. This allows Dr. Krieger to recommend the least amount of treatment necessary to fully resolve the problem—nothing more and nothing less.
This diagnostic clarity is one of the primary reasons patients travel from across the United States and around the world for care, why patients from all over the world seek virtual consultations, and why orthodontists frequently refer complex or previously unresolved cases for evaluation.
"Dr. Krieger was the fifth orthodontist we visited. Instead of rushing us into treatment, he showed us on imaging exactly what was happening and why. It was the first time we truly understood the diagnosis and our options.”
— S.M.
Why Complex Treatment Feels Easier With Dr. Krieger
Dr. Krieger’s path to orthodontics is unlike that of most orthodontists.
Before returning to school for 30 months to train as an orthodontic specialist, he spent 20 years as a top-level cosmetic and restorative dentist, treating adults with complex bite problems, facial imbalance, TMJ issues, airway collapse, vertical dimension loss, and fullmouth rehabilitation.
Driven by the belief that orthodontics must be integrated with airway health, facial balance, and longterm function, he later returned to specialty training, becoming the oldest orthodontic resident in the United States at the time.
Dr. Krieger is one of the few orthodontists in the world to have held Board Certification through the American Board of Orthodontics under the former case-presentation model. While holding Fellowship in the Academy of General Dentistry, Dr. Krieger also completed a three-year TMD and Occlusion continuum at the University of Washington, something that only a handful of practicing dentists have gone through at the same time.
He is a global lecturer, has been published in textbooks and peer-reviewed journals, and has been named “Top Clinician in Continuing Education” by Dentistry Today magazine 11 times.
This background is especially critical for adult patients, surgical cases, and airway-driven treatment decisions. Faces, joints, airway space, aesthetics, and long-term stability are evaluated together — not in isolation.
Equally important, Dr. Krieger works within a carefully built, world-class interdisciplinary team. Oral surgeons, ENTs, pediatric dentists, restorative dentists, and myofunctional therapists collaborate closely. All are trained together with world experts to ensure seamless, thoughtful, and compassionate care at every stage.
Krieger Orthodontics Reviews
The team at Krieger is always nice, helpful, and friendly.👍🏻
Everyone at Krieger Orthodontics is so nice and helpful. I never feel they have any other agenda besides providing the best orthodontic care for my little ones!
Loved the atmosphere and Whitney took such great care with me and bonding my braces to my teeth! So quick was out in an hour(and I was on lunch break)
Starting from the consultation to the treatment, this practice does a great job in making you feel comfortable and seen. No question is too silly to ask. Isaiah who was my representative did a great job in explaining the treatment plan and answered all questions with no hesitation. Dr. Choy and her team was thorough and was helpful in explaining the process.
I was in for a new scan this morning. Dr Krieger and his staff is always so nice andhelpful. They make you feel like more than just a patient. So glad I chose you for my Invisalign treatment. Thanks for all you do.*Adding to this review that I posted a year ago. I finally finished my Invisalign today, and going back next week for my retainer. I’m pleased with my smile. Thank you to Dr. Krieger and his staff for taking care of me on my smile journey.
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Why Sleep-Disordered Breathing Matters
Sleep-disordered breathing affects both children and adults. It can influence behavior, cognitive development, emotional regulation, facial growth, cardiovascular health, and overall longevity.
When left unrecognized, it can quietly shape a patient’s life in ways traditional orthodontics often misses.
Dr. Krieger’s leadership in airway-centered orthodontics is recognized globally. He has trained twice with the Stanford Airway and Sleep team and was the first orthodontist in the Dallas–Fort Worth region to implement MSE-based skeletal expansion following hands-on training with its developer.
Early in his career, Dr. Krieger treated a patient who showed clear signs of what would later be recognized as obstructive sleep apnea at a time when dentistry had not yet embraced its role in airway health.
Despite urging the patient to seek medical care, the patient passed away in his sleep at age 39. That experience profoundly shaped the direction of Dr. Krieger’s career.
Today, we screen every patient at every age for airway and sleep-related concerns.
Diagnosis comes first. Orthodontics follows only when it supports biology, function, and long-term health.
“What stood out immediately was that Dr. Krieger didn’t treat airway or sleep issues like a trend or a sales pitch. He explained what applied to us, what didn’t, and why.”
— J.R.
PACE® Expansion: A New Standard for Adult Skeletal Expansion
Traditional rapid expansion techniques in adults (MARPE) often prioritize speed, which can and does sometimes come at the cost of predictability, symmetry, airway disruption, and long-term stability.
Dr. Krieger no longer performs traditional rapid expansion because it does not align with modern bone biology or reliably aesthetic outcomes. And the term "MASPE", used by some, doesn't adequately explain the evolutionary way Dr. Krieger manages his adult expansion cases.
Instead, he developed PACE® (Physiologic APEX-initiated Controlled Expansion).
PACE is not an appliance and not a product. It is a methodology designed to reduce uncertainty while respecting bone biology, airway health, and facial balance. This often allows patients to achieve a healthier airway and a more attractive smile throughout the process.
Unlike most expansion approaches, where mini-screws may be placed without surgical visualization or combined with in-office cuts, PACE follows a higher standard. Using an APEX surgical approach developed by a surgical member of Dr. Krieger’s interdisciplinary airway team, the mid-palatal suture is visualized directly, and a true, neutral split is confirmed the same day.
Patients leave knowing expansion has begun. There is no guessing and no waiting. Many report improved breathing immediately, and many return to normal activities as early as the next day.
Because this approach has been so carefully refined, only a small number of surgeons worldwide perform expansion this way. Surgeons from around the world seek out this method for its predictability, reduced asymmetry, and lower risk profile.
The Three Principles of PACE®
- Physiologic
Expansion follows bone biology rather than force. This makes it more comfortable and stable. - APEX-Initiated
Surgical visualization confirms the split immediately, reducing unwanted side effects and not having patients guessing when their split will ocurr and if it will be a "good" split. - Controlled Expansion
Expansion proceeds deliberately, prioritizing symmetry, airway support, and long-term stability, often without a dramatic midline gap.
PACE integrates seamlessly with Invisalign® treatment or braces. Dr. Krieger is a long-standing Top 1% Invisalign provider and routinely treats complex cases many orthodontists reserve only for braces.
Why Jaw Surgery Is Different Here
Jaw surgery is not about making teeth fit.
It is about restoring facial balance, supporting the airway, and creating long-term functional stability.
Dr. Krieger’s background in cosmetic and restorative dentistry uniquely positions him to guide adult and surgical orthodontic cases. Working closely with a world-class oral and maxillofacial surgeon, he treats patients with airway collapse, transverse deficiency, asymmetry, failed prior treatment, and complex skeletal relationships.
We plan surgical orthodontics with the same diagnostic precision and attention to airway, aesthetics, and function that defines every aspect of care.
Virtual Exams — From Anywhere
You do not need to live locally to be evaluated by Dr. Krieger. While many patients travel significant distances for treatment, many begin with a virtual exam, allowing them to review concerns, records, imaging, and symptoms before committing to travel.
Virtual exams provide clarity and direction before we take the next step together.
Our virtual exams also include an at home sleep study with a full report and diagnosis from one of the top sleep physicians in the country.
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“My virtual exam answered more questions in one conversation than years of appointments elsewhere.”
— D.K.
Remote Monitoring: Weekly Oversight Without Weekly Visits
Whether you’re traveling from other states or countries — or just a modern, on-the-go adult like most of us, remote monitoring is a cornerstone of care.
Using advanced at-home digital scanning technology, patients submit updates that Dr. Krieger’s team reviews weekly. This allows real-time monitoring of skeletal changes, airway response, bite relationships, and appliance performance.
Many patients go six months or more between in-office visits while still being observed every week.
Distance is not a limitation: it is built into the model.
Ready for the Next Step?
If your concerns feel bigger than teeth, if you’ve received conflicting answers, or if you’re looking for a diagnosis that truly makes sense, we invite you to take the next step.
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