CAO Member Dr. Ann Marie Gorczyca wrote for The Doctor Weighs In on diet tips for healthy, strong and beautiful teeth. If you have been following your oral care regimen faithfully and are still fighting decay, what you’re eating could be contributing to your cavities.
The American Association of Orthodontists (AAO) and the California Association of Orthodontists (CAO), the state component of the AAO, urge individuals to refrain from the dangerous practice of DIY teeth straightening and to seek the services of a CAO member orthodontist to perform any orthodontic treatment.
CAO Member Dr. Dovi Prero spoke to Bonnie J. Wallace for the Hometown to Hollywood Podcast on orthodontic options for actors and child actors.
ABC7 San Francisco speaks to a patient that tried to straighten his teeth with rubber bands, causing him to lose two front teeth! The AAO president warns patients against trying these methods themselves, and discusses the alarming rise in the DIY teeth straightening trend.
KRCR in Eureka reported on the dangerous trend of DIY orthodontics, and spoke to CAO member Dr. Howard Hunt about patients he has seen attempt these worrying methods to straighten their teeth. One patient put a tight rubber band around his front teeth, which subsequently got trapped in his gums leading to severe infection and tooth loss.
CAO Member Dr. Gregory Ohanian spoke to EMaxHealth about the pros and cons of manual and electric toothbrushes. Thought you couldn’t use an electric toothbrush with your braces? Think again...
The dangerous trend of patients attempting to straighten their own teeth is rising and the CAO is making it a priority to educate the public about the consequences of this worrying fad. CAO member, Dr. Melanie Wang spoke to ABC10... More
It seems children today get braces or other types of orthodontic treatment earlier than their parents did. Is that the case and, if so, why? Perhaps one can say there was a paradigm shift in the early ’80s. There is... More