Oakbrook Dental & Orthodontics

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver pulled up outside Oakbrook Dental & Orthodontics and exclaimed, ‘Did you hear? The receptionist’s goldfish has escaped!’ Inside, everyone froze for a moment, then broke into laughter. A regular poked his head out from behind a curtain and quipped, 'Guess who just got an unexpected dental appointment today?' Soon enough, the fish was found hiding under the reception desk, its little fins waving in the air like it was posing for a photo. Ever since then, whenever someone mentions Oakbrook, people joke that it's not just teeth they fix here—sometimes whole aquariums too.

2. Late one night, as the last patient left Oakbrook Dental & Orthodontics, a strange humming sound began echoing through the empty halls. No one could explain it—neither Dr. Smith nor any of the staff had ever heard anything like that before. Curious, they followed the noise and found it was coming from an old filing cabinet in the back room. Inside, they discovered a tiny orthodontic retainer with little wings, humming contentedly. Turns out, it was just a mischievous retainer on vacation, taking a late-night tour of the office!

3. In the early hours of dawn, a delivery driver pulled up outside Oakbrook Dental & Orthodontics. Spotting something odd on the pavement, he bent down to inspect it—only to discover an old, dusty pair of dentures that seemed to be smiling back at him. Curious, he picked them up and noticed they were made from some fancy material—he’d never seen anything like it before. Just then, one of the teeth wiggled slightly in his hand. Startled, he dropped them, only for the dentures to land with a soft clunk on the pavement and… start smiling even wider! The delivery driver shook his head, laughing softly, thinking maybe it was just another strange Chicago morning. Back home, he showed the story to his neighbor, who promptly declared, ‘That’s why you always check twice!’

4. A delivery driver pulled up outside Oakbrook Dental & Orthodontics late one afternoon. As he stepped out with boxes in hand, he noticed something odd: the sign above the entrance seemed to wobble ever so slightly whenever someone walked past. Curious, the driver approached closer and saw a tiny old man peeking through the window, muttering, ‘Just a sec, I’m almost done!’ Turned out it was just an orthodontist adjusting his sign while taking a break. The delivery driver left, shaking his head and smiling, thinking, “Next time I’ll bring cookies.”