Struggling with a fear of the dentist is real, but there are ways your dental team can help ease your nerves. Check out 4 ways to help you cope with your dental anxiety to help you stay on top of your oral health!
Children with crossbites or crowded teeth may need a palatal expander before getting braces. Explore the different types of orthodontic expanders, and learn who needs palatal expansion and when this treatment needs to happen.
What is your go-to floss when taking care of your teeth? Do you like using a water flosser or do you prefer traditional dental floss? Keep reading to learn the best way to floss your teeth!
Did you know that what you eat and drink can harm your teeth? Find out if some of your favorite foods and drinks made the list! A few of these might actually surprise you.
Invisalign is a brand of invisible aligners that corrects many orthodontic problems. People love this option for teeth straightening, because it’s less visible than metal braces
An underbite is a condition where your lower teeth jut out further than your upper teeth. You may also hear your orthodontist call it a Class III malocclusion.
Every patient has a different duration time with braces. The orthodontic treatment choice you make (type of braces vs Invisalign) and the initial condition of your teeth will both affect the total duration of your treatment.
Orthodontic rubber bands are designed to hook onto your braces. They connect your top and bottom brackets and help close extra spaces during your teeth straightening treatment, adjust crossbites, increased overjet, underbites, open bites and midline discrepancies.
When you’re wearing braces, even small problems may leave you searching for orthodontic emergency care. But as it turns out, not every problem with your braces is an emergency. You can resolve most problems with your braces at home. But you should never be in sharp, lasting pain.
When you start thinking about orthodontics, you may be wondering: how long does it take to get used to braces? Will I have to deal with a sore mouth, or with braces pain? I’m sharing my top 9 tips for getting through the beginning of your braces journey.
