Orthodontics is all about self-improvement. We are very thankful to have the opportunity to improve your smiles. Helping you look great boosts your confidence and enables you to optimize your dental health. The trend today is to want to look your best, stay healthy, and fit. Workout centers are everywhere and they are always busy. I urge you to seek self improvement in every way possible. The past few years, I’ve enjoyed staying fit, but also have focused on reading. I am not just reading anything, but I am reading books that focus on self-improvement. I’ve shared these books with my friends and family. It is consensus that the favorites are by Andy Andrews. The Noticer and The Traveler’s Gift being the most liked. Adults favor Og Mandino and well as Andy Andrews. Og wrote The Greatest Miracle in the World and The Greatest Salesman in the World. Reading these…
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Night Time Dental Appliance for ALL!
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Even if you accept having teeth that are not well aligned, you should treat yourself to a thin protective appliance. We all grind our teeth while sleeping and we do an enormous amount of damage to our fragile enamel and restorations. A thin, Invisalign-like night appliance is all that is needed to prevent future crowding and to protect you from tooth wear and dental restorations The process is simple – we either take an impression or use our digital scanner to create a model of your teeth. From there, we create your protective night guard for as low as $115. And you can sleep soundly not worrying about tooth wear or failed restorations which can cost thousands to repair.
Help Prevent White Spot Lesions on your Child’s Teeth!
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Phos-Flur® Rinse is specially formulated for orthodontic patients to keep the teeth healthy and help prevent white spots! The first evidence of tooth decay is known as a white spot lesion in which the tooth’s enamel takes on an opaquee color in the area where a cavity is beginning to form. Sodium Fluoride, the active ingredient in Phos-Flur® Rinse, is a mineral that works by making the teeth stronger and more resistant to cavities caused by acid and bacteria. Safe, great-tasting and easy to use, Phos-Flur® Rinse provides clinically proven fluoride protection. Adults and children 6 years of age and older should rinse once a day after brushing teeth with toothpaste. Vigorously swish 2 teaspoonfuls of rinse between the teeth for one minute and then spit it out. No eating or drinking for 30 minutes after rinsing! If your family dentist has prescribed you or your child a different fluoride product, please be sure to…
Advances in Dentistry
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Computerization has caused an enormous amount of change in our lives and in the health care industry. Treatment records are now paperless as well as diagnostic records (images that a patient needs to determine treatment). It’s hard to believe that it’s been 17 years since we went paperless in 1999! We now have digital intra-oral scanners in both offices, which help us to upgrade our treatment results from our “impression era” care. Patients enjoy not being “gagged” during their digital image capturing. Align technology has lead the charge with appliances that are 3-D printed from images captured by their digital scanners. Scan times are as short as 5 minutes, delivering appliances that are extremely precise. Our doctors deliver treatment instructions to computer technicians who dial in tooth movements that are exactly what we order. In many cases, our Invisalign treatments are superior to what we could achieve with braces. The…