It’s obvious that your airway is essential for you to live. An open, non-constricted airway allows air to enter into your body, which allows oxygen to be absorbed by your blood through the lungs, and which in turn allows you to live a healthful life. Everyone is aware...
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Why You Can’t Risk Ignoring Crooked Teeth
If you have crooked teeth, you might want to hide your smile with your hand. But sometimes, a joke is too funny and you want to laugh without apprehension. It’s true that many people don’t seek out orthodontic solutions to fix their crooked teeth because they don’t...
How Technology Impacts your Kid’s Braces (and Why You Should be Jealous!)
Most of us grew up either having braces or with friends and siblings who went through having them, and we all have plenty of feelings about the experience: there’s the horror of being “stuck” with braces for years at a time with no end in sight, the pain associated...
Toothaches and Headaches – What’s the Common Factor?
Our faces contain thousands of muscles and nerves that help us translate our feelings to facial expressions, our thoughts to spoken words, and external stimuli to internal reactions. We smile at a familiar face, say hello, and squint as we continue to talk in the...
What does Technology have to do with Braces?
Metal brackets. Wires. Bands. Braces seem to look and feel a lot like they did 10, 20, and even 30 years ago. With all the technology being introduced to orthodontia lately, it begs the question, “How has technology changed the way we move teeth?” “Tremendously,” said...
Breathe easy – Orthodontics can help!
How Orthodontia Helps Free Obstructed Airways In early growth and development, there is a remarkable cycle of events that occur along the airway structures through the course of proper breathing. Under normal conditions, the tongue stays high and naturally coaxes the...
Proper Care at the Proper Time, Explained.
If you are familiar with our practice, you know we preach “proper care at the proper time,” but what does this mean exactly? For our youngest patients, it means patience. “While there are a handful of exceptions, most alignment issues benefit from more time,” says Dr....
How to Make a Great First (Dental) Impression Without Gagging
"You never get a second chance to make a good first impression,” said Will Rogers. But the multi-talented actor probably wasn’t talking about dental molds. Traditionally, the only way to get a clear look at the shape, alignment, and positioning of a patient’s teeth...
High-Tech Orthodontics Brings Smiles To More Faces
From 3D modeling to high-resolution imagery of the entire jaw, skull, and underlying tooth structures, the technology in today’s orthodontist offices feels more like science fiction these days. The results, however, are as real as they come. Today’s computerized...
The Best Braces For Teenagers: 3 Options To Consider
Like growth spurts and voice changes, braces have become a recognizable milestone of adolescence. It’s an ideal time for orthodontic treatment for many reasons, mostly because it takes advantage of the rapid body changes and growth as the body prepares for adulthood;...