orthodontics

The Gentle Hand

I personally have two dentists assigned for my teeth care. The first dentist is the one who is in charge of my braces and the second acts like an assistant, treating my toothaches etc. I have observed them keenly. The first dentist was a bit brash, aggressively holding my mouth at times. However, my dentist’s [...]

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More Effective than Braces

“I would probably be sitting here with a mouthful of metal instead of almost going on a year with a retainer” – Jennifer Long, patient. According to KNBC News Los Angeles, there is a latest treatment that is actually more effective than braces. It is called “SureSmile”. It’s much faster than the traditional braces treatment [...]

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That Perfect Smile – Be patient

The perfect smile may have many meanings but as people live longer, bright and shiny teeth are quite a necessity as sign of perfect health and of course longevity. Of course, we all have teeth problems and may have one or more false teeth but today’s dental industry has allowed more and more people to [...]

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Tips To Find Affordable Cosmetic Dentistry

Image Source: www.zimbio.com Science has spread all over the world so rapidly that it is sometime very unbelievable to understand how much progress we have made in the past few years. Thus to have your beautiful smile back, all you need to do is to get the help of a cosmetic dentist from your city. [...]

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Achieving That Perfect Smile

According to Eyewitness News, most elementary schools in New York City have orthodontic clinics inside their campuses. Many parents are surely happy with this since their children can benefit from it. The title of the article reads, “Schools Fitting Needy Kids For Braces”, so it is clear as water that the article emphasized the kids’ [...]

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Combination Orthodontics – Instant Smiles (Part 3)

Crowns are also mainly made of ceramic materials but if several teeth are involved, bridges are used to correct the problem. Bridges are merely several crowns joined into one unit that is fastened to two opposing teeth that would serve as anchors. Sadly, bridges require the two nearest teeth to get root canals to prevent [...]

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Combination Orthodontics – Instant Smiles (Part 2)

Children are much easier to convince regarding traditional orthodontics techniques but as stated, it can be years before the treatment attains the full effect. Adults on the other hand react differently to traditional treatments fearing ridicule and the torment of the procedure. More adults would prefer cosmetics procedures when they can for they involve less [...]

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Combination Orthodontics – Instant Smiles (Part 1)

Traditional orthodontics procedures took months or even years to attain their full effect and it usually needs constant monitoring for any recurrence of the corrected problems. Instant orthodontics relies on new technologies that has made ceramic veneers, bonding, bridges, invisible braces, ceramic braces and crowns to achieve the best results in as little as a [...]

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Phase of Dentistry

Proper chewing and swallowing, being comfortable when eating, proper breathing, correct speech and looking aesthetically pleasing are only a few of the things that orthodontics, a branch of dentistry, is concerned about. Orthodontics involves the proper arrangement of the position of the teeth either for functionality or aesthetic purposes (such as braces, root canal therapy [...]

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Metal Mouth Part 2

Why do people laugh when they see braces on my teeth? On the other hand, why are some envious of me? What is the real significance of having braces? These are in fact some of the questions teenagers who have braces on their teeth ask. Having braces on one’s teeth can in fact attract taunts [...]

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