Your orthodontist is the expert when it comes to building your amazing smile and bit. He or she is there to give you the beautiful smile you are trying to achieve and you will be seeing your orthodontist during treatment much more often than your regular dentist, usually around once ever 6 weeks. Many of [...]
Kids need orthodontic treatment for a variety of reasons. Common orthodontic problems include crowded or spaced teeth, overbites, underbites, and crossbites. An underbite is when the lower jaw protrudes beyond the upper jaw while an overbite is just the opposite, when the upper jaw protrudes relative to the lower. Teeth can also be overcrowded or [...]
Many of our patients and parents wonder why elastic rubber bands are needed with braces? Rubber bands or elastics are an important part of orthodontic treatment. There are actually two different kinds of orthodontic elastics and the general public often confuses them. First we have the elastic ligature “O” ties or “colors” that kids want [...]
Brush your teeth at least twice a day! It is essential to keep up with your oral hygiene and care for your teeth even more than you did before your braces as the brackets can trap loads of food and plaque. Plaque left on the teeth puts you at risk of tooth decay. In the [...]
Many of our patients ask us about expanders. Often an orthodontist will recommend that your child get expanders if your child has misaligned teeth, significant crowding, or a crossbite. Each of these issues can present as a developmental anomaly that is severe enough that, if it isn’t treated early or on time, could lead to [...]
October is National Orthodontic Health Month! The American Association of Orthodontists uses this as an awareness campaign about not only the value and importance of orthodontic treatment, but also as a friendly way to remind all existing orthodontic patients about the benefits of good oral care and a healthy bite! It may be no coincidence [...]
More than 5 million people in the United States and Canada are currently under the supervision of an orthodontist preparing to enjoy a beautiful smile for the rest of their lives. Orthodontists are dentists who have 2-3 years more experience when it comes to guiding facial development and correcting dental irregularities. They are experts at [...]
Many parents have experienced orthodontic treatment or “braces” themselves and can relate to the experience. However, sometimes our memories are (deliberately) foggy or, perhaps, providing braces for your child represents the first time someone in your household has experienced orthodontic treatment. Either way, here is a brief explanation of the general process of orthodontic treatment. [...]