A Guide to Getting Through Your First Week with Braces
Getting braces can prompt some mixed feelings, especially in kids. It's exciting to have a bite problem addressed, but braces can also lead to a little self-consciousness at first. If your child is experiencing this, just reassure them that they'll get used to the braces, and soon they won't even [...]
How Long Do You Need to Wear Braces?
“How long do you need to wear braces?” is definitely one of the most frequently asked questions about braces and orthodontic treatment. Unfortunately, we can't give you a one-size-fits-all answer. There are lots of individual factors that affect the duration of treatment with braces. But, if you really want some [...]
Frequently Asked Questions About Crooked Teeth and Protruding Teeth
We often get consulted about crooked teeth or protruding teeth by parents whose children have them, and also often by adults who have them. Teeth that point in the wrong direction are one of the common types of bite problems that orthodontists treat. If you're concerned about crooked teeth or [...]
Important Tips About Caring for Fixed Retainers
After using braces to adjust the position of your teeth and having the braces taken off, that's not quite the end of your orthodontic treatment. Retainers are an important part of the process, too. After repositioning with braces, teeth are susceptible to shifting back out of place. Retainers prevent this [...]
Frequently Asked Questions About Open Bites
Open bites are just one of a number of bite alignment problems that orthodontists treat. If there's a space between your (or your child's) upper and lower teeth (usually the front teeth) when the mouth is closed, it's a good idea to consult an orthodontist about the issue, which is [...]
Important Tips for Caring for Removable Retainers
Retainers are an important part of orthodontic care following alignment correction with braces. Once your braces come off, your teeth are prone to gradually moving out of the proper positions you just spent all that time getting them into. Retainers hold your newly adjusted teeth in place while new bone [...]
Frequently Asked Questions About Deep Bites
A deep bite is one of many types of bite problems that orthodontists treat. This is the name for a severe form of one of the most common malocclusions (misalignment of the teeth when the jaws are closed): an overbite. You've probably heard of overbites, but this severe form is [...]
Some Simple Healthy Breakfast Ideas for Kids with Braces
Once kids have braces on, they shouldn't be eating various hard, sticky, gummy, and otherwise potentially damaging foods. It's never convenient to have more limitations on what kids can eat—especially the particularly picky ones. So, as part of our endless attempts to be as helpful as possible, we thought we'd [...]
Frequently Asked Questions About a Gap Between Teeth
If you're concerned about a gap between teeth in your own mouth or your child's, don't worry; it's generally a simple problem to fix. This condition, also known as diastema, is one of a number of bite and tooth alignment problems that orthodontists treat. It's always best to be proactive [...]
Some Simple Healthy Lunch Ideas for Kids with Braces
As you probably know, many gooey, gummy, chewy, sticky, and hard foods can easily cause problems with braces. This rules out a number of things that kids typically like to eat, making it just a little harder to come up with meal ideas your son or daughter will go for. [...]