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Explore articles and insights from our orthodontic team—expert advice on braces, Invisalign, and smile care backed by decades of experience and patient-focused treatment.
Most people think of orthodontic treatment as a way to get straighter teeth. And yes, a beautifully aligned smile is a wonderful outcome. But the deeper reason your orthodontist works to align your bite isn’t just cosmetic. A misaligned bite, called a malocclusion, can quietly create real health problems that build over months and years… Continue reading Problems That Can Arise From a Misaligned Bite
Jaw pain is one of those things people tend to dismiss. You wake up with a sore jaw, you assume you slept on it wrong. You hear a click when you open your mouth, you figure that’s just how your jaw works. But when jaw pain keeps showing up, especially when it comes with headaches,… Continue reading Wearing Braces Can Help Relieve Jaw Pain From a Misaligned Bite
Braces are a strong and reliable appliance that can help you achieve the smile of your dreams. However, that’s only the case if you do everything you can to keep them in tip-top shape. If you have questions about oral hygiene with braces, caring for your appliance can be quite tough. So, our orthodontists encourage you… Continue reading Find the Answers to Your Questions About Oral Hygiene With Braces Here
With the holiday season comes a plethora of goodies and delicious food. But you don’t want to ruin your holiday plans by breaking a bracket or wire. How can you keep your mouth healthy while still enjoying the season? Along with consistent oral hygiene habits, eating the right foods can really help your smile. Here… Continue reading Savory Holiday Foods for Braces
Invisalign® continues to grow in popularity as an effective way for adults to correct minor deviations in the alignment of their teeth. Not only can it provide you with a more attractive smile the realignment can also reduce your chances of suffering dental attrition and dental fractures in the future. This requires that you switch… Continue reading A Clear Plastic Retainer Might Be Needed After Your Teeth Have Been Corrected by Invisalign®
The orthodontic braces installed in your mouth at Drs. Skeet Burris, Travis Fiegle & Katie Pluckett’s orthodontic clinic have been designed to correct the alignment of your teeth through the course of successive adjustments. Each time your braces are tightened it applies minute force to the periodontal ligaments that anchor your teeth in your gums.… Continue reading Take Care of Your Smile While Wearing Braces
For years, people have considered orthodontics to be a rite of passage for older children and teenages. However, over the years, more and more adults have been opting to straighten their smile with traditional braces, or other orthodontic procedures. If you are considering orthodontics, there are some issues about which you should think before moving… Continue reading Adults and Orthodontics
While you are wearing braces to align your smile, there are several issues that can arise. If you have an orthodontic emergency, call our office to discuss the problem with our orthodontists or team. You may need to visit right away or you may be able to do something to alleviate the problem until your… Continue reading What to Do in Case of an Orthodontic Emergency
If you would like to straighten your smile without using brackets and wires, ask Drs. Burris, Travis, and Katie about Invisalign® in [city], [state]. Invisalign is a great choice for our patients who are searching for a more discreet orthodontic treatment option. Instead of using metal brackets and wires like traditional braces, the Invisalign system… Continue reading A Straighter Smile With Invisalign®
A common orthodontic emergency is a broken braces bracket. Brackets are fragile and can become damaged from several things, including: – Eating foods that are advised against by our orthodontist – An injury to the mouth – Brushing incorrectly in some way – Flossing too vigorously In the case of an orthodontic emergency, there are… Continue reading First Response to a Broken Bracket
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