Rave Orthodontics

Straightening teeth used to mean metal mouths and monthly wire-tightening marathons. These days, an orthodontist can shift smiles with clear trays, lingual brackets, or even self-ligating braces that cut adjustment visits in half. Rave Orthodontics sits on the edge of Medford’s east-side retail strip, where State Street widens into a corridor of clinics and cafés.

Most parents first notice the sign when ferrying kids to soccer practice at nearby Hawthorne Park. The office occupies Suite 102 at 3180 State St, a low-slung building that shares a parking lot with a physical-therapy clinic and a drive-through coffee stand. Inside the category, they handle the usual lineup—traditional metal braces, ceramic brackets that blend with enamel, Invisalign for teens and adults, and early interceptive treatment for younger children who still have a mix of baby and permanent teeth.

Questions about retainers or emergency wire pokes can be sorted by dialing (541) 779-6200. The staff keeps a voicemail box for after-hours concerns, though they don’t promise same-day callbacks on weekends. New-patient forms are available online, saving a few minutes in the waiting area for those who prefer to arrive with paperwork already completed.

Directions are straightforward: head east on State until the road curves past a used-car lot, then look for the pale-blue awning on the right. A map with turn-by-turn instructions is pinned here: https://www.google.com/maps/place?ftid=0x54cf709d243956a3:0x22318aab44ab1ce0.