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What to Eat When You’re Wearing Braces
Now that you’ve started your orthodontic treatment with braces or clear aligners, such as Invisalign®, you’re on your way to a beautiful smile! Even so, mealtimes are more challenging, because the wrong types of foods can damage your braces, which are made up of brackets, bands and wires or plastic trays or retainers. If hardware […]
Read More8 Signs to look for to see if your child needs braces or not
8 Signs Your Child May Needs Braces Do the upper teeth protrude? Are the teeth crowded? Are there spaces between the teeth Is there a deep bite? Is there an underbite? Is there an open bite? How is the spacing between the teeth? Do the midlines line up? It’s not always easy to know if […]
Read MoreWhat Does It Feel Like to Get Braces?
Getting braces for the first time? Want to know the process/procedure of getting braces? Does it hurt to get braces? Do they use needles when putting on braces? Watch the video to see how braces are put on, step-by-step! We’re going to walk you through putting on braces and I’m going to use this patient […]
Read MoreBrushing & Flossing with Braces
Keeping your mouth and gums clean and healthy while undergoing orthodontic treatment can be challenging. Food and plaque can get stuck around braces. Even if you are wearing clear aligners, such as Invisalign®, hygiene efficiency is more important than you might think as you could be more vulnerable to gum disease. It’s important to keep […]
Read MoreHow to clean clear aligners & Invisalign® retainers
Congratulations on wearing clear aligners! It means you are on your way to having a truly great smile. Just remember that keeping your aligners fresh and clean every day is important to your health. Unclean clear aligners, such as Invisalign® , can accumulate bacteria and put you at risk for bad breath and tooth decay. […]
Read MoreHow to Turn a Palatal Expander
Let me first take a moment to explain the key to the expander. The key is designed with this bend right here this is a safety bend. This prevents you from poking the roof of the mouth while you’re doing the turns on the expander. When you go to insert the key into the expander, […]
Read MoreHow to clean under a permanent bonded retainer
Now that your orthodontic treatment is complete, permanent retainers will be placed on your teeth. A permanent retainer is a small wire that is glued behind the back of the front teeth. There are two types of permanent retainers one that is glued to each individual tooth, and another that is glued only to the […]
Read MoreWhat is Orthodontics? How do braces work? Braces & Invisalign® questions answered.
For most people a beautiful smile is the most obvious benefit of orthodontics and one that has been proven to enhance self-confidence and self-esteem. What is Orthodontics? Orthodontics involves a diagnosis, prevention and treatment of both dental and facial irregularities. The technical term for these problems is malocclusion, which means bad bite. While most malocclusions […]
Read More5 Things to Know About Thumb Sucking
Thumb sucking is a natural comforting behavior in infants and young children that’s related to nursing, but if it goes on for too long, it can create problems in the mouth later on. Here’s what you need to know. Let’s start with number five, 5) Thumb sucking usually goes away on its own. Most children […]
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