Braces are a common type of orthodontic treatment, but they’re often supported by an unsung hero: rubber bands. Also known as elastics, these connect to your brackets and work by applying targeted pressure to specific areas of your mouth. Given their versatility, rubber bands on braces can help support patients with a variety of misalignmentContinue reading “What do Rubber Bands Do For Braces?”
Gone are the days of orthodontic headgear that looks like a medieval torture device. Putting wax on braces is just one way that the entire orthodontic process has become more comfortable for patients. By choosing to put wax on braces, you can mitigate tooth pain and prevent your braces from cutting the soft tissue insideContinue reading “How to Put Wax on Braces”
Orthodontics is a subspecialty of dentistry that helps straighten and correct misaligned teeth. Your smile is an important part of you and an opening to a vital section of your dental health. Not everyone has a beautiful set of teeth; misaligned, crooked, or overlapped teeth can be a source of embarrassment and may cause someContinue reading “The Most Common Orthodontic Treatments”
Braces are an orthopedic treatment used to correct overcrowded or crooked teeth or an overbite, suitable for all ages. Often, the teeth may be straight, but the lower and upper jaw cannot meet adequately. This problem can either be inherited, a result of injuries received early or late tooth loss, or thumb-sucking. If there isContinue reading “What to Expect When Getting Braces”
Enjoy a Stress-Free Holiday Season with Invisalign: Eat, Smile, and Celebrate with Freedom The holidays are so busy! No matter what holidays you and your family celebrate, this is the season of family gatherings, holiday feasts, and festive celebrations. With so much planning, shopping, traveling, and partying going on, the last thing you want toContinue reading “Why Invisalign beats braces for holiday convenience”
Walk through any middle school or high school, and you’ll see them everywhere – braces! Getting braces is practically a right of passage for American kids, but plenty of adults wear braces, too! In fact, about 4 million Americans are wearing braces right now. But do you know how they actually work to move theContinue reading “How exactly do braces work?”
Thanksgiving is all about food, family, and friends. Family traditions, grandma’s family recipes, seeing relatives you don’t get to see on a daily basis, and of course, football make Thanksgiving one of the most fun holidays of the year. But when you’re wearing braces, it can be a bit tricky to navigate. When you’re wearingContinue reading “Navigating Thanksgiving with braces”
Grab your plastic pumpkin, your costume and your best “boo” face because Halloween is almost here! While the streets will be filled with ghouls, goblins, and ghosts, we think the scariest thing you’ll see on Halloween is candy that rips your braces right off your teeth! Yikes! Does having braces mean that you have toContinue reading “Halloween candy that’s safe for braces”
You got braces over the summer – and that’s awesome! Nearly everyone has braces at some point, and now you’re part of the club. But is there anything you need to know about going back to school with braces? We will provide a couple of orthodontist tips to help you navigate this period smoothly. And Yes!Continue reading “Back to school with braces”
Braces are almost a right of passage here in Atlanta. Walk into any middle school, and you’ll see hundreds of smiling faces with braces. But not every person gets braces while they’re young. Thankfully, childhood is definitely not the only time you can get braces. For those of you who missed out on braces asContinue reading “Adult Braces”