Make an Orthodontic Emergency Plan
SOMETIMES AN ACCIDENT or a run-in with something from the banned foods list can…
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What Is Toothpaste Made Of?
PEOPLE HAVE USED some form of paste to help keep their teeth clean since at least 3000 BC in…
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How Does Diabetes Impact Oral Health?
DIABETES (ANY TYPE) tends to make good dental health a much more difficult goal to achieve, and…
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We’re Observing TMJ Awareness Month
AROUND 35 MILLION people in the US are affected by temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD or TMJ), which is…
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Happy Halloween From the Orthodontist!
WHY IS SUGAR so bad for our teeth? Because harmful oral bacteria love to eat it, then excrete…
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Retainer Care and Maintenance
BRACES-OFF DAY will get here much sooner than you think, provided that you’re following the…
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How Can We Guard Against Gum Recession?
MANY PEOPLE HAVE the idea that gum recession is only a concern for older people (that’s where…
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TikTok Is Full of Dangerous Dental Advice
TIKTOK ISN’T THE best place to go for dental health advice — unless your dentist is active on the app. We’ve…
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Join Us for a Braces History Lesson!
ORTHODONTICS DATES BACK all the way to at least 400 BC. In Rome, Aulus Cornelius Celsus theorized that teeth could…
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Braces-Wearers: Follow These Daily Tips!
CONSIDERING HOW IMPORTANT our oral health is, we should all be happy to spend just four total minutes a day brushing…
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