by Natalie Giles | Jun 29, 2021 | Blog
Top image used under CC0 Public Domain license. Image cropped and modified from original. OUR TEETH CAN do a lot of things. They chew our food, they form a lot of the structure of our faces to make us look the way we do, they make it possible to speak clearly,...
by Natalie Giles | Jun 22, 2021 | Blog
Straight teeth provide more than a great smile. Teeth are like gears on a wheel. They are made to fit together in a certain way to do a certain job. If they don’t fit together, they can’t do their job, and this may lead to a variety of oral health problems. For...
by Natalie Giles | Jun 17, 2021 | Blog
When your pup is overdue for a groom, you wouldn’t bring them to your appointment at the salon. For maintenance of your poodle’s locks, you visit a groomer – the definitely-right person to maintain your pup’s coat, not the almost-right person. The same is true for...
by Natalie Giles | Jun 8, 2021 | 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 | Jun 1, 2021 | Blog
Top image used under CC0 Public Domain license. Image cropped and modified from original. DO YOU KNOW what the parts of the human tooth are? We’d like to give you a quick tooth anatomy lesson because the more patients know about their teeth, the better they will...
by Natalie Giles | May 25, 2021 | Blog
Top image used under CC0 Public Domain license. Image cropped and modified from original. WHAT’S SO BAD about chewing ice? It can actually do a lot of permanent damage to teeth, and yet many people have a habit of chewing ice that can be difficult to quit. Let’s look...
by Natalie Giles | May 18, 2021 | Blog
In short, no, you are never too old for orthodontic treatment. Your orthodontist considers many variables when developing your customized treatment plan, but age is rarely a deciding factor. Orthodontic treatment can be as successful for adults as it is for...
by Natalie Giles | May 11, 2021 | Blog
Top image used under CC0 Public Domain license. Image cropped and modified from original. WE OFTEN HEAR that it takes fewer muscles to smile than to frown. We’re not sure where that came from, but it isn’t actually true. At least ten muscles are involved in...
by Natalie Giles | May 6, 2021 | Blog
In short, yes. Although orthodontists cannot diagnose and treat obstructive sleep apnea on their own, they may be the first medical professionals to recognize symptoms in adults and children. Your orthodontist is well positioned to perform an obstructive sleep apnea...
by Natalie Giles | Apr 27, 2021 | Blog
Just like what’s under the bread in a sandwich. Orthodontists use x-rays to check below the surface to look for extra teeth, missing teeth, impacted teeth or teeth coming into the wrong positions. Speaking of extra teeth, did you know snails have over...
