Note to our orthodontists

by | Dec 18, 2015 | Dental Team, Getting started, Wearing braces

In the theme of the previous post about the things you would like to say to your friends about wearing braces, I thought I would add another one aimed at our orthodontists: You are not just straightening our teeth, you are improving our confidence and self esteem in...

Friends of brace wearers

by | Dec 16, 2015 | Wearing braces

A note to friends of those of us who have braces. It’s ok to mention how great our teeth are looking, we need some encouragement every now and then. It’s ok to talk about our treatment, we want to share what we have experienced. Elastics freak us out too!...

A typical adjustment

by | Dec 15, 2015 | Wearing braces

Is there such a thing as a typical adjustment and do you go to ‘get your braces tightened’?  To date, I have had nineteen adjustments since getting braces and although there have been some similarities between visits, each one has been different. Lets...

Questions for your orthodontist

by | Dec 13, 2015 | Dental Team, Getting started

Before getting started, you will no doubt have plenty of questions for your orthodontist but just in case you don’t or can’t think of all the things you may want to ask, this post will give you some ideas to think about. Prior to getting braces you will...