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LA Dental Braces is an orthodontic practice offering metal braces, clear braces, Invisalign clear aligners, and SureSmile digital orthodontics.
About LA Dental Braces San Diego
Handles a notably high volume of early phase 1 treatment for young children, plus mid-treatment transfers and Invisalign cases, though care grew less consistent after the founding orthodontist retired.
Early phase 1 treatment for young children comes up far more than usual here, along with a steady stream of patients transferring in mid-treatment from other offices. Invisalign and retainer work are also frequently discussed, with many patients noting visible progress within a few months and same-visit repairs for broken retainers. Front desk staff, including one named Destiny, are often singled out for helping families understand costs and next steps. Reviewers note that since the original doctor retired, the rotation of different dentists has led to less consistent care.
Summary of 193 patient reviews, September 2013–June 2026, updated September 2026
LA Dental Braces is an orthodontic practice offering metal braces, clear braces, Invisalign clear aligners, and SureSmile digital orthodontics.
They serve patients of all ages with advanced diagnostic and treatment technologies, operating locations in Los Angeles and San Diego.
Treatments offered
Who They Treat
LA Dental Braces San Diego provides orthodontic treatment for the following age groups:
Technology & Equipment
LA Dental Braces San Diego uses modern orthodontic technology to deliver precise, comfortable treatment.
Orthodontists at this office
Dr. Dell Aldrich, D.D.S.-M.S.
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Dr. Luis Pinto, DDS
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Insurance accepted
3 plans listedWhat patients say
Latest review 5 months ago
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| Theme | Praise | Criticism |
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| Friendly staff | 83 | 6 |
| Treatment results | 28 | 3 |
| Great with kids | 24 | 3 |
| The orthodontist | 17 | 7 |
| Clear explanations | 20 | 4 |
| Cost, insurance & financing | 18 | 4 |
| Responsiveness | 15 | 3 |
| Scheduling & wait times | 12 | 4 |
Recent reviews from Google
We are on vacation from out of state and my daughter, who has braces, ran out of bands. They very graciously gave us a bag for free! The lady who gave us the bag even gave me a hug! The staff I interacted with were all so friendly and helpful. If we did live here, we would definitely go to them for our orthodontic needs.
My experience with LA Dental was perfect and my treatment results were a 10/10. Elsy was especially amazing throughout my treatment and provided the best service!!
This is a great location for a quick repair on permanent retainer. Elsy was great from the initial call to the process itself. She took bags of the repair in less than 20 minutes. I highly recommend!!
Elsy helped me and has very fast and courteous. She was very clear with the process and friendly. The process with scheduling the appointment online was easy and they provided all the registration documents online . Would definitely recommend
Edit: I absolutely loved Dr. Wynn, when he retired his patients were recommended here (a completely different office). The new staff is who I had a problem with. I came here in 2020-21 as a former patient of Dr. Wynn and had many frustrating appointments. I first made an appointment because my metal retainers had broken. When I called, they said they had none of my records from the previous practice, so great, we’re starting at square one. They took a new scan of my teeth and made new Invisalign retainers for me. They scheduled my pickup appointment without telling me, so when they called and asked when I would be there I had no idea what was going on. They made me reschedule my pickup (why couldn’t it just be something where I pop in, I don’t know) I was without retainers for at least two weeks, which did not feel great on my teeth. I also signed up to have a second, shorter round of braces- 5 sets of Invisalign, if I recall. This took over a year, despite my previous 32 sets taking about 2 years. My biggest issue was in my final appointment, when they were supposed to take the bumps off of my teeth, they spent over an hour grinding them off (I had 5 or 6 total, all in the front) and had to surprisingly grind off the tiniest part of the back of one of my incisors in order to fit the post-braces Invisalign retainer. Not only that, but the person doing this seemed a bit nervous, and he told me it was his first day and he had never really done this before. Awesome. One of my appointments was supposed to be a quick pick-up of either my next sets or my final retainers, I can’t quite remember. Even though I had an appointment at 9 am, I was sat waiting outside the office until 9:20 when a woman finally arrived and said that she had trouble getting her kid to school. I understand that things happen, but in that 20 minute time, I had 2 neighboring practices ask me if I needed something. I told them I was waiting on LA Dental, and they said “oh yeah they’re typically 30 minutes late so hopefully you’ll see them soon.” I know these appointments were a while ago, but I didn’t think about how terrible my experience was until someone recently told me about their not so great experience there and all the memories came back. Hopefully things have changed with time.
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