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Which orthodontists does AI name in Houston, TX?

Houston Orthodontic Specialists was the orthodontist AI named most often in Houston, TX: in 6 of 20 answers in October 2026.

Across 20 answers to 10 customer questions, Perplexity and Gemini (model knowledge) named 44 different orthodontists. The 6 named most often held 33% of all mentions.

Perplexity named Rodeo Dental most often (5 of 10 answers) and Gemini named Houston Orthodontic Specialists most often (5 of 10 answers).

Answers collected October 17, 2026. AI answers change from day to day.

The orthodontists AI named most

BusinessAnswers naming it
Houston Orthodontic SpecialistsNamed by Perplexity and Gemini6 of 20
Rodeo DentalNamed by Perplexity5 of 20
Greater Houston OrthodonticsNamed by Perplexity and Gemini4 of 20
Smile DoctorsNamed by Gemini3 of 20
Davoody & Hablinski OrthodonticsNamed by Perplexity2 of 20
Dr. Heather Brown OrthodonticsNamed by Perplexity2 of 20
Orthodontics by Dr. Gary InmanNamed by Gemini2 of 20
Richardson OrthodonticsNamed by Gemini2 of 20
Smile MagicNamed by Gemini2 of 20
Smile Straight OrthodonticsNamed by Gemini2 of 20

Who each AI tool named

Perplexity

10 of its 10 answers named at least one business.

  1. Rodeo Dental (5)
  2. Davoody & Hablinski Orthodontics (2)
  3. Dr. Heather Brown Orthodontics (2)
  4. SmileRight Braces (2)
  5. Beechnut Dental Care (1)
  6. Brident Dental (1)
  7. Bright Braces (1)
  8. Charles Boren DDS (1)
  9. Clear Smiles (1)
  10. Greater Houston Orthodontics (1)

Gemini (model knowledge)

10 of its 10 answers named at least one business.

  1. Houston Orthodontic Specialists (5)
  2. Greater Houston Orthodontics (3)
  3. Smile Doctors (3)
  4. Orthodontics by Dr. Gary Inman (2)
  5. Richardson Orthodontics (2)
  6. Smile Magic (2)
  7. Smile Straight Orthodontics (2)
  8. UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry (2)
  9. Aspen Dental (1)
  10. B&M 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 Houston, TX. Which orthodontist should I call?

    Perplexity

    1. Greater Houston Orthodontics

    Gemini

    1. Houston Orthodontic Specialists
    2. Dr. Kathy J. Moursi
    3. Dr. Richard T. Beitchman
    4. Imagine Orthodontics

  2. What is the cost of braces for kids in Houston, TX, and which orthodontists charge fair prices?

    Perplexity

    1. SmileRight Braces
    2. Bright Braces
    3. Rodeo Dental
    4. Greenspoint Dental
    5. Charles Boren DDS

    Gemini

    1. Smile Magic
    2. Greater Houston Orthodontics
    3. Orthodontics by Dr. Gary Inman
    4. UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry

  3. Who is the most trusted orthodontist in Houston, TX?

    Perplexity

    1. Rodeo Dental
    2. Dr. Heather Brown Orthodontics

    Gemini

    1. Linn Orthodontics
    2. Stuckey Orthodontics
    3. O'Hagan Orthodontics
    4. Buck Orthodontics
    5. Richardson Orthodontics

  4. Which orthodontic practice in Houston, TX is best for braces for adults?

    Perplexity

    1. Davoody & Hablinski Orthodontics

    Gemini

    1. Houston Orthodontic Specialists
    2. Smile Straight Orthodontics
    3. Braces Houston
    4. Orthodontics by Dr. Gary Inman

  5. A bracket came off my braces in Houston, TX. Which orthodontist can see me today?

    Perplexity

    1. Houston Orthodontics
    2. Rodeo Dental

    Gemini

    1. Orthodontic Specialists of Texas
    2. Smile Doctors
    3. Burk Orthodontics

  6. Who is the most affordable orthodontist near Houston, TX?

    Perplexity

    1. SmileRight Braces
    2. Rodeo Dental

    Gemini

    1. UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry
    2. Smile Magic
    3. Kool Smiles
    4. Aspen Dental

  7. Which orthodontists in Houston, TX have the best reviews?

    Perplexity

    1. Rodeo Dental
    2. Dr. Heather Brown Orthodontics
    3. Tanglewood Orthodontics
    4. Urbn Dental

    Gemini

    1. Houston Orthodontic Specialists
    2. Smile Straight Orthodontics
    3. The Ortho Studio
    4. Burch Orthodontics
    5. Greater Houston Orthodontics

  8. I need Invisalign in Houston, TX. Which local orthodontist do you recommend?

    Perplexity

    1. Houston Orthodontic Specialists
    2. Davoody & Hablinski Orthodontics

    Gemini

    1. Miller Orthodontics
    2. Bichler Orthodontics
    3. Houston Orthodontic Specialists
    4. Richardson Orthodontics
    5. York Orthodontics

  9. Is there an orthodontist in Houston, TX with evening or Saturday appointments?

    Perplexity

    1. Mia Orthodontics
    2. Brident Dental

    Gemini

    1. Houston Orthodontic Specialists
    2. Smile Doctors
    3. Orthodontic Associates of Houston
    4. B&M Orthodontics

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

    Perplexity

    1. Clear Smiles
    2. Beechnut Dental Care
    3. Tadros Dental

    Gemini

    1. Greater Houston Orthodontics
    2. Smile Doctors
    3. Byte
    4. SmileDirectClub

Sources AI cited

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

  1. houstonortho.com (5)
  2. nationalorthodonticregistry.com (5)
  3. clearchoiceortho.com (4)
  4. dhorthodontics.com (4)
  5. mismileortho.dental (4)
  6. zocdoc.com (4)
  7. rodeodental.com (3)
  8. smilerightbraces.com (3)
  9. braceshouston.com (2)
  10. bracesinhouston.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

2 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.

5 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, 3 for questions about price, 4 for questions about trust and reviews, and 2 for questions about a specific service.

How we measured this

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

  • My child needs braces and I want to start soon in Houston, TX. Which orthodontist should I call?
  • Who is the most trusted orthodontist in Houston, TX?
  • Which orthodontic practice in Houston, TX 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 October 17, 2026.

Corrections

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Questions about this page

Which orthodontists does AI name most in Houston, TX?

Houston Orthodontic Specialists was the orthodontist AI named most often in Houston, TX: in 6 of 20 answers in October 2026.

Which AI tools were asked, and when?

Perplexity and Gemini, 10 customer questions each, answered between October 17, 2026 and October 17, 2026. Gemini (model knowledge) answers from what the model learned in training, without a web search.

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