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Which orthodontists does AI name in San Francisco, CA?

Orthodontics of San Francisco was the orthodontist AI named most often in San Francisco, CA: in 7 of 20 answers in November 2026.

Across 20 answers to 10 customer questions, Perplexity and Gemini (model knowledge) named 53 different orthodontists. The 6 named most often held 35% of all mentions.

Perplexity named Image Orthodontics most often (5 of 10 answers) and Gemini named Orthodontics of San Francisco most often (7 of 10 answers).

Answers collected November 2, 2026. AI answers change from day to day.

The orthodontists AI named most

BusinessAnswers naming it
Orthodontics of San FranciscoNamed by Gemini7 of 20
Image OrthodonticsNamed by Perplexity5 of 20
UCSF Orthodontics ClinicNamed by Perplexity and Gemini5 of 20
Bay Area OrthodonticsNamed by Gemini4 of 20
Todorthodontics Smile StudioNamed by Perplexity4 of 20
Lee, Young & Ubaldo OrthodonticsNamed by Perplexity3 of 20
Cucalon and Matin OrthodonticsNamed by Perplexity2 of 20
Dr. Robert S. QuinnNamed by Perplexity and Gemini2 of 20
Gorton & Schmohl OrthodonticsNamed by Gemini2 of 20
Oviedo OrthodonticsNamed by Perplexity2 of 20

Who each AI tool named

Perplexity

10 of its 10 answers named at least one business.

  1. Image Orthodontics (5)
  2. Todorthodontics Smile Studio (4)
  3. Lee, Young & Ubaldo Orthodontics (3)
  4. UCSF Orthodontics Clinic (3)
  5. Cucalon and Matin Orthodontics (2)
  6. Oviedo Orthodontics (2)
  7. Premier Orthodontics (2)
  8. Bella Smile (1)
  9. Braces & Faces (1)
  10. Center for Implant Dentistry (1)

Gemini (model knowledge)

9 of its 10 answers named at least one business.

  1. Orthodontics of San Francisco (7)
  2. Bay Area Orthodontics (4)
  3. Gorton & Schmohl Orthodontics (2)
  4. Smile SF (2)
  5. UCSF Orthodontics Clinic (2)
  6. Anytime Orthodontics (1)
  7. Appel Orthodontics (1)
  8. Bales Orthodontics (1)
  9. Bayview Orthodontics (1)
  10. Bita Orthodontics (1)

What AI named for each question

The businesses each AI tool named in its answer to each question, in the order the answer named them.

  1. My child needs braces and I want to start soon in San Francisco, CA. Which orthodontist should I call?

    Perplexity

    1. UCSF Orthodontics Clinic
    2. Image Orthodontics

    Gemini

    1. Bay Area Orthodontics
    2. Larsen Orthodontics
    3. Orthodontics of San Francisco
    4. Glow Orthodontics
    5. SF Orthodontics
    6. Children's Orthodontic Center

  2. What is the cost of braces for kids in San Francisco, CA, and which orthodontists charge fair prices?

    Perplexity

    1. Premier Orthodontics
    2. Image Orthodontics
    3. Lee, Young & Ubaldo Orthodontics
    4. Children's Choice Pediatric Dentistry

    Gemini

    1. Bay Area Orthodontics
    2. Orthodontics of San Francisco
    3. Nina B. Mojaver, DDS
    4. Appel Orthodontics
    5. UCSF Orthodontics Clinic

  3. Who is the most trusted orthodontist in San Francisco, CA?

    Perplexity

    1. Todorthodontics Smile Studio
    2. Dr. Robert S. Quinn
    3. Bella Smile
    4. Oviedo Orthodontics
    5. Dr. Aggie Varady
    6. Dr. Camilo Riano

    Gemini

    1. Dr. Robert Quinn (Quinn Orthodontics)
    2. Dr. Nina Alagh (Alagh Orthodontics)
    3. Dr. Benjamin S. Trupkin (Trupkin Orthodontics)
    4. Dr. Ingrid Baruffaldi (Baruffaldi Orthodontics)
    5. Dr. H. James Doff (Doff Orthodontics)

  4. Which orthodontic practice in San Francisco, CA is best for braces for adults?

    Perplexity

    1. Todorthodontics Smile Studio
    2. UCSF Orthodontics Clinic

    Gemini

    1. Bayview Orthodontics
    2. Gorton & Schmohl Orthodontics
    3. Orthodontics of San Francisco
    4. Bales Orthodontics

  5. A bracket came off my braces in San Francisco, CA. Which orthodontist can see me today?

    Perplexity

    1. Image Orthodontics

    Gemini

    No business named

  6. Who is the most affordable orthodontist near San Francisco, CA?

    Perplexity

    1. Image Orthodontics
    2. UCSF Orthodontics Clinic

    Gemini

    1. UCSF Orthodontics Clinic
    2. Uniform Teeth

  7. Which orthodontists in San Francisco, CA have the best reviews?

    Perplexity

    1. Lee, Young & Ubaldo Orthodontics
    2. Lyfesmiles Orthodontics
    3. Oviedo Orthodontics
    4. Cucalon and Matin Orthodontics
    5. OPDSF Orthodontics
    6. Braces & Faces
    7. Dr. Camilo Riaño

    Gemini

    1. Anytime Orthodontics
    2. Dr. Sarah Chen
    3. Smile SF
    4. Dr. Leo Arellano
    5. Orthodontics of San Francisco
    6. Dr. Ben Tiek
    7. Dr. Hema Mistry
    8. Dr. Dan H. Pham
    9. Nob Hill Orthodontics
    10. Dr. Robert S. Quinn

  8. I need Invisalign in San Francisco, CA. Which local orthodontist do you recommend?

    Perplexity

    1. Todorthodontics Smile Studio
    2. Image Orthodontics

    Gemini

    1. Bay Area Orthodontics
    2. Gorton & Schmohl Orthodontics
    3. Orthodontics of San Francisco
    4. Bita Orthodontics

  9. Is there an orthodontist in San Francisco, CA with evening or Saturday appointments?

    Perplexity

    1. Marina Tooth Fairy Dental
    2. Center for Implant Dentistry

    Gemini

    1. Orthodontics of San Francisco
    2. Diamond Braces
    3. Bay Area Orthodontics

  10. What is a reasonable price for clear aligners in San Francisco, CA, and who should I get quotes from?

    Perplexity

    1. Todorthodontics Smile Studio
    2. Lee, Young & Ubaldo Orthodontics
    3. Cucalon and Matin Orthodontics
    4. Premier Orthodontics

    Gemini

    1. Orthodontics of San Francisco
    2. Geronimo Orthodontics
    3. Smile SF
    4. University of the Pacific (UOP) Orthodontics Clinic
    5. Dr. Rachel L. Barone
    6. SmileDirectClub
    7. Byte
    8. Candid
    9. Invisalign
    10. Spark

Sources AI cited

10 of the 20 answers cited sources. The sites cited most, by the number of answers citing them:

  1. nationalorthodonticregistry.com (7)
  2. dentistsranked.com (6)
  3. imageorthodontics.com (6)
  4. zocdoc.com (6)
  5. local.yahoo.com (5)
  6. todorthodontics.com (5)
  7. dentistry.ucsf.edu (4)
  8. doctor.webmd.com (2)
  9. health.usnews.com (2)
  10. mychildrenschoice.com (2)

Gemini (model knowledge) answers from what it learned in training, without a web search, so it cites no sources.

What the most-named orthodontists have in common

1 of the 6 were named by both Perplexity and Gemini. The rest were named by one tool only, which is common: the tools search and remember differently.

3 of the 6 had their own website among the sources the answers cited, and AI gave a website for 5 of them.

By the kind of question: 4 of them came up for urgent requests, 6 for questions about price, 3 for questions about trust and reviews, and 5 for questions about a specific service.

How we measured this

We asked 10 questions a customer might ask about orthodontists in San Francisco, CA, once on each AI tool, through each tool's official API. For example:

  • My child needs braces and I want to start soon in San Francisco, CA. Which orthodontist should I call?
  • Who is the most trusted orthodontist in San Francisco, CA?
  • Which orthodontic practice in San Francisco, CA is best for braces for adults?

Perplexity searches the web and shows its sources. Gemini (model knowledge) answers without a web search, from what the model learned in training, so its picks can be out of date. A language model read each answer and listed the businesses it named, and a business counts once per answer. These results describe what AI said on these dates. They are not a rating of any business's work.

Data as of November 2, 2026.

Corrections

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Questions about this page

Which orthodontists does AI name most in San Francisco, CA?

Orthodontics of San Francisco was the orthodontist AI named most often in San Francisco, CA: in 7 of 20 answers in November 2026.

Which AI tools were asked, and when?

Perplexity and Gemini, 10 customer questions each, answered between November 2, 2026 and November 2, 2026. Gemini (model knowledge) answers from what the model learned in training, without a web search.

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