Dental surgery might be an essential part of your braces treatment. Do not let the word surgery scare you or put you off from getting the operation. Dental surgeries are not as grueling as they sound and the process usually isn’t painful. Why Do I Need An Operation? If your mouth and bite is causing … Read more
Now this will be the first of three retainers that we will be talking about. Clear retainers are pretty similar to Invisalign braces. They are both made from transparent plastic but have two different purposes. Invisalign braces are made to improve your teeth while retainers are made to keep your teeth exactly how they are. … Read more
One of the most important things to avoid is chewing gum. Avoid chewing gum when wearing braces at all costs. This is extremely damaging to your treatment. You will be stalling progress and hampering the progress you already made. You won’t see results from your braces and it will take years and years to finish your … Read more
Sometimes life gets in the way. You might have to move cities due to a job or family circumstances. When this happens, you will have to change your orthodontist and resume treatment with someone else. This process can be quite tricky and confusing at first. This article will look at what you need to do … Read more
When you get braces, you will run into some inconveniences from time to time. One of these inconveniences is your wire poking out. As your teeth move, your wire might stick out at the ends. When this happens it starts poking the inside of your cheek. This will cause discomfort and some slight pain. Treating … Read more
Risks With any sort of medical or dental treatment, there is always some sort of risk. Nothing in the health industry is 100% guaranteed because every person is different and a unique case. This article will look at the various risks that are associated with braces and orthodontic treatments in general. End Results When you … Read more
First off, congratulations on the baby! Now that you have someone else to care for it’s important to know how braces are going to affect you and your unborn child. This is a bit of a tricky question because two factors affect this answer. The first is when the baby was conceived. Depending on which … Read more
Sometimes you might have to get chains as a part of your treatment. You must be wondering what power chains are and how they will affect things? These chains are a form of elastics so to say. The chains are very similar to your elastic ligatures, except they are linked together like a chain. They … Read more
A part of your treatment might require you to wear an expander. This is a device that’s used to fix your bite by widening the structure of your upper teeth. By widening it, you ensure that the upper half makes proper contact with the lower half. This handy device is mostly used on kids and … Read more
One of the first things your orthodontist will give you when you have braces put on is a list of foods that you are not supposed to eat. There will be some foods that are frowned upon and some foods that are completely forbidden. The orthodontist makes these recommendations for a reason. The brackets and … Read more