Category: orthodontics

When you visualize yourself sitting down to an exquisite Thanksgiving dinner with a table full of the dishes you dream about all year long, your first thought isn’t about which foods you can and cannot eat without getting food stuck in your braces. However, this thought pops up quite quickly and leaves you wondering how… Read more »

Your smile isn’t aligned in a beautiful, uniform configuration and you’re wondering if it’s time for orthodontic care. However, there are some things keeping you from coming to talk with us. First, you don’t know if what you’ve got going on with your teeth is something we can improve. You don’t know if you’re going… Read more »

When you want orthodontic work but you have that nagging feeling in the back of your mind that … maybe I’m too old … it can put a bit of a damper on all of your hopes and dreams. The good news is that we are the first to say it is absolutely not something… Read more »

When you’re wearing braces, you quickly discover that your diet changes in a number of ways. You eat with more caution to protect your orthodontic work and to keep food from becoming stuck. You make new choices to ensure you’re not eating something that will quickly damage your treatment. If you’re new to this, you… Read more »

If you are considering braces or you’re already wearing them, you know that one of the things you want to avoid most is food stuck between your brackets. However, this is not a feat you can always avoid if you’re not sure how to do so. You may also find that when food does become… Read more »

When you finally learn about your malocclusion in which your back teeth touch but your front teeth do not, you discover your misalignment is called an open bite. What you might not learn immediately thereafter, however, is what on earth you can do to improve the alignment of your teeth. While you may not be… Read more »

You may find that you want to come in to discuss orthodontics with us because you would really love an aligned smile. However, you then start considering all the possible reasons to talk yourself out of scheduling a visit. As a result, the final decision you make for yourself is that this area of dental… Read more »

You may wonder to yourself about orthodontic care, worrying that it is for one particular type of smile concern. We understand that the tendency to worry you don’t qualify for a certain type of care (especially something you really want) is a normal outlook. However, we would like to reassure you that since orthodontics is a field of… Read more »