Orthodontics

Post-Operative Instructions for Braces
Post-Operative Instructions for Braces - What to expect after braces are attached, as well as how to care for and protect them from damage.

Traditional Orthodontics
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
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
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
Orthodontic Retainers- Removable - How a removable retainer helps maintain tooth alignment following orthodontic treatment.

Orthodontic Retainers- Fixed
Orthodontic Retainers- Fixed - How a fixed retainer maintains tooth alignment following orthodontic treatment.

Orthodontic Intrusion
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 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
Orthodontic Extrusion - How using forced eruption, or orthodontic extrusion, can strategically reposition teeth to improve their appearance and function.

Getting Traditional Braces Put On
Getting Traditional Braces Put On - What to expect the day traditional braces get put on.

Local Anesthesia & Sedatives for Women & Children
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

Crowded Teeth
Crowded Teeth - How dental crowding, if left untreated, can result in complications.

Crown Lengthening vs Intrusion
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
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
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
Orthodontic Home Care for Clear Aligners - How to care for clear aligners and how to keep teeth healthy during orthodontic treatment.

Pediatric Myofunctional Therapy
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
Pediatric Palatal Expander - How a palatal expander is used in children to treat speech problems, breathing issues and crowding of teeth.

Adult Myofunctional Therapy
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 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
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 (SFOT) - Surgically facilitated orthodontic therapy safely moves teeth a greater distance and into ideal position while improving bone volume.

Labial Frenectomy
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)
Expose & Bond (Canines) - How an impacted canine tooth can be properly positioned using a chain and bracket.

Post-Op Care for Maxillary Expansion
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
Orthognathic Surgery - How orthognathic surgery can correct deformities of the jaw and associated malocclusion.

Maxillary Expansion
Maxillary Expansion - How a narrow upper arch can be expanded in adult patients.