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… Read more »
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How to Avoid Cavities When You Are Aligning Your Teeth With Braces
If you want a successful orthodontic treatment, then you need to care for your smile and braces as well as keep tooth decay and other dental issues at bay. Now, because the teeth and gums are tough to clean at times, those with braces are more prone to cavities. This means that if you have… Read more »
Simple Oral Hygiene Tools Can Help Your Maintain Clean Braces and Healthy Teeth
Maintaining clean braces and a healthy mouth is an important part of the process of realigning your teeth. Cavities and periodontal health problems can cause discomfort, and could potentially increase the amount of time it takes to effectively correct the position and orientation of your teeth. At the same time, orthodontic components like brackets, wires,… Read more »
Take Care of Your Smile While Wearing Braces
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…. Read more »
How Can I Avoid Bad Breath When I Have Braces?
Bad breath can be quite inconvenient, especially when you have braces. However, there is a way you can avoid it. To help you know how to maintain a pristine and fresh breath, Dr. and our orthodontic team have some helpful tips for you. First, clean your smile regularly. You can do so by brushing and… Read more »
Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Orthodontic Braces
If you have suffered from malocclusions and misalignments and are looking for an upgrade to your smile, you may be the perfect candidate for an orthodontic alignment with braces. Braces will not only set your teeth in their proper alignment, but they will improve the aesthetics of your smile and greatly enhance your self-image. Listed… Read more »
Tips to Help Clean Your Fixed Retainer
Now that your regular orthodontic adjustment sessions with Dr. have successfully repositioned your teeth, your braces can be removed. However, there will still be some residual tension lingering in the periodontal ligaments that anchor your teeth in their sockets. If it is not counteracted in some way, this tension can cause your teeth to relapse… Read more »
Cleaning Your Teeth and Braces
After getting braces from Dr. , it’s very important to keep in mind that when you’re wearing braces you’ll have to spend a bit of extra time and effort on cleaning your teeth and braces. If you don’t, you can develop cavities, gum disease, and other oral health problems that can complicate your orthodontic treatment… Read more »
Invisalign Can Improve Your Smile in Weeks
Invisalign is a popular method for adults with minor alignment issues is to achieve the smooth even smile they have always wanted. The clear plastic aligners make it hard for the casual observer to even notice. At the initial consultation Dr. will examine your mouth. This might also include taking some X-rays. This provides an… Read more »
How to Maintain a Strong Oral Health as a Teen
Your oral health is important to our team at , which is why we encourage you to take very good care of your smile as a teen by doing the following things: · Keep up on oral hygiene: Oral hygiene is one of the best ways to keep your smile in tip-top shape, so make… Read more »
