A real person.
Behind every case.

FROM THE LAB OWNER

My story started
before I could drive.

I first started working with a chain of three orthodontic practices when I was 15 years old. For a while, I was young enough that my parents had to drive me to work. That was where I learned how much a good retainer workflow matters to a busy office.

Over the next four years, I helped develop their digital process for making retainers into a more streamlined system. I learned the details that make the difference: clean scans, consistent printing, careful trimming, fast communication, and getting appliances back when the office actually needs them.

Eventually, I left to start my own ecommerce business on TikTok Shop. In a little over a year, that business did more than $1.4 million in revenue. It taught me how to move fast, solve problems, and take ownership when everything depends on the systems you build.

After stepping away from ecommerce, I felt the pull to get back into retainers. This time, I wanted to do it on my own, with my own machines, my own standards, and full control over the final result. Montecalvo Orthodontic Lab is the result: fast local delivery, high-quality appliances, and a direct relationship with the person actually making the case.