by Natalie Giles | Jul 5, 2022 | Blog
If you are considering getting braces or Invisalign, the first visit with your orthodontist is a vital step. You will need to have an exam and discuss all of your options for treatment. To help you prepare before your appointment, consider what...
by Natalie Giles | Jun 28, 2022 | Blog
Encouraging Patients Toward Orthodontic Care Everyone wants a perfect smile, but sometimes it takes a little bit of encouragement to get patients to begin their orthodontic treatment. Orthodontics is a major commitment, both timewise and financially, so patients want...
by Natalie Giles | Jun 21, 2022 | Blog
Let’s look at 5 common problems orthodontics can treat. Malocclusion can make it difficult to chew properly, speak normally, and maintain good oral health. Overbites, underbites, and crooked teeth may also cause other medical issues that dentists might misdiagnose as...
by Natalie Giles | Jun 14, 2022 | Blog
Making the Most of Your Dental Career A dental career has different major phases, such as coming out of school, the middle of the career, and selling a practice or stepping back from practicing. One of the main benefits of choosing a career in dentistry is being able...
by Natalie Giles | Jun 7, 2022 | Blog
You don’t have to wait for your dentist to refer your child to an orthodontist. Parents are often the first to recognize that something is not quite right about their child’s teeth or their jaws. A parent may notice that the front teeth don’t come together when the...
by Natalie Giles | May 31, 2022 | Blog
A MAJOR RITE of passage for many young adults is getting their wisdom teeth out. It’s not the case for everyone; plenty of people have room for their third molars and a surprising number don’t grow some or all of their wisdom teeth to begin with. Why do so many people...
by Natalie Giles | May 17, 2022 | Blog
EVERY SMILE IS UNIQUE, right down to when the teeth that make them up come in. Some of us get our adult teeth on schedule, some early, some late, and some are left to wonder if a tooth or two might have gotten lost somewhere under their gums. When that happens, we...
by Natalie Giles | May 10, 2022 | Blog
ALTHOUGH IT MAY SEEM hard to believe during the process, one day those braces will come off! Orthodontic treatment doesn’t end after braces, however. To maintain that beautiful, new smile you must wear a retainer as directed after the braces are removed. Remember that...
by Natalie Giles | May 3, 2022 | Blog
WHILE MANY THINK BRACES are for correcting misaligned adult teeth, you may be surprised to learn that orthodontics can help correct your child’s bite before their adult teeth even come in! Baby Teeth Play An Important Role In Oral Health Primary teeth—more commonly...
by Natalie Giles | Apr 26, 2022 | Blog
SOME DO-IT-YOURSELF projects leave us in awe of the sheer ingenuity and creativity involved. Others…not so much. DIY braces definitely fall into the latter category. There’s a reason it takes years of specialized training on top of dental school before orthodontists...
