Your Oral Health Options as a Teen
Being a teenager is toxic for your oral health. A teenager often faces various risks due to the pressures of their social settings, but environmental factors also play an increased role, especially with their oral health. Due to the final adult teeth erupting above the gum line, malocclusions are more probable, and teeth are at… Read more »
Do You Have Any Questions about Maintaining and Cleaning Your Teeth and Your Braces?
Do you have any questions about maintaining and cleaning your teeth and your braces? Cleaning your teeth should be a routine that everyone undertakes in order to maintain a happy smile with optimum oral health. Likewise, if you do not care for your orthodontic treatments, including your braces, they will not be able to function… Read more »
Do You Suffer from Any Form of Dental Misalignment?
Do you suffer from any form of dental misalignment? Breakage to your teeth in the form of a misalignment can increase your risk of tooth decay, gum disease, and tooth breakage. When teeth are not straight, they can easily chip or crack, and cause you enamel damage that can put your entire smile at risk…. Read more »
Are You in Need of a Clear Alignment Like Invisalign®?
Are you in need of a clear alignment like Invisalign®? With the Invisalign orthodontic aligner system, you can drastically improve your oral health care with straighter teeth and a clearer smile. Straight teeth have also been proven to making cleaning and caring for them easier. Listed below are just a few of the benefits you… Read more »
What You Should Know About Crowded Teeth
You probably know that brushing and flossing your teeth is important if you’re interested in preventing a number of issues. However, you also may know that there some issues you might not be able to prevent by keeping your teeth healthy. For example, did you know that there may not be anything you can do… Read more »
Ceramic Braces Are Less Noticeable
It’s a relatively natural reaction for a teenager to feel awkward about braces appearing on their smile. If your son or daughter feels this way about their upcoming braces, you might want to consider ceramic braces. These are braces that can be perfectly shaded to match your natural tooth enamel. Because of this, they are… Read more »
A Dental Extraction Might Be Needed to Properly Install Braces
As your son or daughter’s jaw structure grows, their 20 baby teeth will gradually be replaced by their 32 adult teeth. This happens at different times over the span of several years. There are times when multiple teeth will emerge into a space that simply can’t accommodate them all. This can affect the alignment of… Read more »
The Reasons Why You Should Align Your Teeth
If you have crooked or misaligned teeth, it’s time to consider orthodontic treatment in , . Little did you know, orthodontics can do more than just straighten your teeth. In fact, there are many benefits to aligning your teeth, and our orthodontic team would be happy to tell you all about them. First, orthodontic treatment,… Read more »
Damaged Braces Need Professional Care and Repair
Your braces are made up of several different orthodontic components. They were designed and installed at with the durability to handle the daily wear and tear of chewing most common foods. Yet there are some things that can potentially bend, loosen or damage braces hardware. Chewing gum or eating sticky foods can create significant suction… Read more »
Good Oral Hygiene Habits Are Necessary for Successfully Realigning Your Teeth with Braces
Your braces help reposition your teeth for a more appealing smile and a better-functioning mouth. This is directly thanks to the progressive tension applied to your braces and teeth during your regular adjustments at . Over the course of multiple adjustment sessions, the periodontal ligaments anchoring each tooth in its socket are stretched. This iterative… Read more »
