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Invisalign clear aligners are for adults and teens who want to straighten their teeth without the obvious look of braces. But before choosing this orthodontic treatment option, there are a few important factors you should consider.
Every once in a while, our patients encounter an emergency situation with their braces or orthodontic treatment. Here, we’ll teach you how to recognize an emergency, and what to do about it!
Invisalign clear aligners are both convenient and extremely low-profile as orthodontic treatments go. However, they aren’t for everyone, and children are typically better off with more traditional orthodontic treatment options.
Your orthodontist may include surgical orthodontics in your treatment plan if you are an adult whose bite problem cannot be completely fixed through less invasive means.
While children's teeth, jaws, and mouths are still developing, an orthodontist has the opportunity to identify issues that could become more serious problems later on, and begin to treatment early, to head them off. This type of treatment is called Phase I (or early interceptive) treatment.
Orthodontic treatment will occasionally be uncomfortable, but don’t let it be a cause for concern! It’s a normal part of the process, and doesn’t usually last very long.
A palatal expander is an orthodontic appliances used to widen children's the upper jaws (the maxilla), so that the upper and lower teeth fit together properly.
Malocclusion is not entirely predictable, and it's not necessarily avoidable. However, with regular dental checkups and early orthodontic evaluation and treatment, your child may be able to avoid needing treatment in the future.
Orthodontists use TADs (Temporary Anchorage Devices) as part of an orthodontic treatment plan to to help make the tooth movement process go more quickly and comfortably.
Tongue thrusting (also sometimes called immature swallow or reverse swallowing) is an orofacial muscular imbalance that causes the tongue to protrude through the anterior incisors during swallowing, speech, and sometimes when the tongue is at rest. If left unaddressed, it can cause serious orthodontic problems.
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