Orthodontics
Post-Operative Instructions for Braces
What to expect after braces are attached, as well as how to care for and protect them from damage.
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Traditional Orthodontics
how traditional braces can incrementally align the teeth and jaw into proper position to improve the function and appearance of your smile.
Pediatric Stainless-Steel Crowns
How a crown rebuilds a child’s primary tooth, as well as the restorative procedure to return the tooth to ideal shape and function.
Palatal Expander
A palatal expander can be used to gradually increase the width of the upper jaw and correct a narrow palate.
Orthodontic Retainers- Removable
How a removable retainer helps maintain tooth alignment following orthodontic treatment.
Orthodontic Retainers- Fixed
How a fixed retainer maintains tooth alignment following orthodontic treatment.
Orthodontic Intrusion
How orthodontic intrusion can be used to gradually shift teeth vertically to improve their alignment and appearance.
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Clear Aligner Technology (Impression)
Clear aligners can be used to incrementally adjust the position of teeth to improve alignment and the appearance of your smile.
Orthodontic Extrusion
How using forced eruption, or orthodontic extrusion, can strategically reposition teeth to improve their appearance and function.
Local Anesthesia & Sedatives for Women & Children
An overview of local anesthesia and/or oral sedatives for a dental procedure, including what to expect before, during and after a procedure. It is meant for women who are, or may be, pregnant and for children under the age of 18
Crown Lengthening vs Intrusion
The differences between crown lengthening and orthodontic intrusion, and how each can be used as part of treatment to address what's often called a "gummy smile."
Pediatric Tooth Eruption
How primary teeth erupt and the purpose they play in a child’s healthy growth and development.
Orthodontic Home Care for Traditional Braces
How to care for traditional braces and how to keep teeth healthy during orthodontic treatment.
Orthodontic Home Care for Clear Aligners
How to care for clear aligners and how to keep teeth healthy during orthodontic treatment.
Pediatric Myofunctional Therapy
How myofunctional therapy is used to treat tongue thrust, lisp, tongue tie, snoring, sleep apnea, swallowing, chewing, open bite, mouth breathing and other issues.
Pediatric Palatal Expander
How a palatal expander is used in children to treat speech problems, breathing issues and crowding of teeth.
Adult Myofunctional Therapy
How myofunctional therapy for adults helps to treat mouth breathing, snoring, sleep apnea, swallowing, chewing, sleep-disordered breathing, and other issues.
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Clear Aligner Technology (CAD/CAM)
Clear aligners can be used to incrementally adjust the position of teeth to improve alignment and the appearance of your smile.
Options for Mandibular Expansion
Different procedures that can expand the width of the lower arch or mandible.
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Surgically Facilitated Orthodontic Therapy (SFOT)
Surgically facilitated orthodontic therapy safely moves teeth a greater distance and into ideal position while improving bone volume.
Labial Frenectomy
A surgical and laser procedure to remove the connective tissue from either the upper or lower frenum ensuring proper jaw and airway development in children and hindering gum disease in adults.
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Expose & Bond (Canines)
How an impacted canine tooth can be properly positioned using a chain and bracket.
Post-Op Care for Maxillary Expansion
At-home care procedures after a maxillary expander with mini-screws is placed along the mid-palatal suture to widen the upper jaw.
Orthognathic Surgery
How orthognathic surgery can correct deformities of the jaw and associated malocclusion.
