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The Ultimate Adult Orthodontics Guide in Atlanta: Treatment Options, Timelines, and What to Expect

From crooked teeth to teeth crowding and underbites, many adults look past their orthodontic concerns, believing that treatment options are only available to children. But this isn’t true; in fact, adult orthodontics can help with everything from aesthetics to pain relief. At Atlanta Orthodontics, we’ve worked with patients across the Atlanta Metro for over four Continue reading “The Ultimate Adult Orthodontics Guide in Atlanta: Treatment Options, Timelines, and What to Expect”

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What do Rubber Bands Do For Braces?

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 misalignment Continue reading “What do Rubber Bands Do For Braces?”

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How to Put Wax on 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 inside Continue reading “How to Put Wax on Braces”

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The Most Common Orthodontic Treatments

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 some Continue reading “The Most Common Orthodontic Treatments”

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What to Expect When Getting Braces

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 is Continue reading “What to Expect When Getting Braces”

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Why Invisalign beats braces for holiday convenience

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 to Continue reading “Why Invisalign beats braces for holiday convenience”

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How exactly do braces work?

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 the Continue reading “How exactly do braces work?”

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Navigating Thanksgiving with braces

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 wearing Continue reading “Navigating Thanksgiving with braces”

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Halloween candy that’s safe for 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 to Continue reading “Halloween candy that’s safe for braces”