Our practice is offering HUGE discounts on Oral – B toothbrushes and the Sonicare AirFloss. Just give us a call and we will have these ready for you to pick up! Oral – B Vitality toothbrush $30 Sonicare AirFloss $60 Interested in Botox? Dr. McSurdy is offering Botox at $10 per unit for the month of December as well. Call our office today to receive any of these specials.
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Helping your child avoid big dental problems
Categories: Brace Yourself Blog
Here are 5 conditions that warrant early treatment during mixed dentition (ages 6-9). 1. Mouth breathing /snoring This can cause narrow arches which delays and causes poor tooth emergence. Our patented Press-On expanders painlessly correct this condition. 2. Lack of Space for Permanent Teeth Permanent incisors normally emerge at age 6. Delayed emergence usually indicates a lack of space. This is easily corrected with painless expanders and or with short term braces (less than one year). 3. Thumb or Finger Sucking This causes flared incisors and can stunt lower jaw growth. Early correction (ages 5-9) helps the child’s growth to normalize and helps with speech and chewing. 4. Underbite Top teeth behind the lower teeth can cause the need for jaw surgery if left unchecked as well as tooth wear and periodontal problems often result as well and short-term braces between the ages of 6-9 yields dramatic correction. 5. Overbite…
The importance of Panoramic X-Rays
Categories: Brace Yourself Blog
In addition to our March 2015 blog, which explains the diagnostic merits of the panoramic x-ray, we have added another great benefit to having your child receive a panoramic x-ray by the age of 8. It is important for the orthodontist to have the panoramic x-ray in order to ensure normal development of the roots of a child’s permanent back teeth – all of which are forming by age 8. Abnormal patterns of root development can cause teeth to become impacted. An impacted tooth remains stuck in gum tissue or bone and does not emerge normally. We believe that most impactions can be prevented if we have the panoramic x-ray by age 8 and are able to identify these abnormal patterns of root development. Canines (AKA “eye” or “fang” teeth) in particular are prone to impaction, but tend to respond very well when their emergence space is enhanced at an…
Game Changers
Categories: Brace Yourself Blog
Recent advances in orthodontics have enabled us to provide new treatments to correct malocclusions in about half the time. What is a malocclusion? A malocclusion is a misalignment of the teeth and the way that the upper and lower teeth fit together. In my orthodontic residency, we were taught that this type of bite could only be corrected with JAW SURGERY. This patient not only was treated nonsurgical but he also had no braces. We treated him with Invisalign® only and he used Acceledent®. Progressing weekly, he yielded phenomenal results with tremendous speed and comfort.
Reading Fightin Phillies
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We are inviting all of our patients and their immediate family members to join us at the Reading Fightin Phils game. Wednesday, August 12th @ 7:05 The game is complimentary but you do need to sign up in advance for tickets. You can sign up by calling our office at or by stopping by. Tickets to the game will be handed out the week before.