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Braces straighten your teeth, fix you bite and align your jaws. They space out crowded teeth, close gaps and generally improve your appearance and your oral health. These benefits are not just for teenagers. They can apply to adults too. Many adults fail to get these benefits because they cannot imagine wearing a mouth full of metal. However, the good news is there are many alternatives to metal and adults can have beautiful, straight teeth in just a few months. Why Adults Get Braces About 20…

The truth about braces is far from commonly understood. Here are some myths about braces and correcting crooked teeth you need to know. I’m Too Old You may think you’re too old, but you can get your smile corrected at any age. True, it’s a really good idea to bring your children to the orthodontist early, as correcting teeth is a good idea while the jaw and teeth are still developing, but most people can still benefit from orthodontics well into adulthood. Healthy teeth can be moved into…

in these 3 situations. You Are Experiencing Minor Pain And Tenderness It is common to experience some minor pain and tenderness when wearing braces, especially right after they are put on for the first time. You will not be used to the pressure caused from wearing braces, and you may even experience the feeling as if your teeth are loose. This is because braces straighten teeth by slowly moving them. The home treatment involves taking pain-relieving medications like acetaminophen or naproxen,…

Title: Two Popular Reasons to Choose Clear Braces Many people experience the woes of crooked teeth, overbites and many more irregularities with their teeth. While crooked teeth might be somewhat endearing during childhood, it can quickly get old as an adult. Many parents opt for braces when children are small to correct the teeth and bring them back into alignment. It doesn't always work that way though. There are many people who aren't able to get braces until they're in the teenager years or…

aligners are a treatment used in place of braces to straighten a patient’s teeth. Their robust perks make them favored over braces by many consumers. Ever since their introduction, they’ve gained popularity. The Benefits of Clear Aligners The biggest perk that consumers love is that clear aligners are, well, clear. They are difficult to see. Many customers don’t like…

There are four types of knee braces; • Rehabilitative: worn in the first week weeks post-surgery to help protect the ligament from further injury and to help early range of motion. Chew, Lew, Date, & Fredericson (2007). • Functional: worn by people who have already injured their ligaments. These are worn when returning to sport (in this case skiing) post ACL surgery and they provide support for the ACL during return to sport and help to limit rotation after ACL injury and surgery. Chew, Lew,…

Braces I’ve been dreaming about this day since I was 10. Getting braces. But now I’m dreading it. Why? Because of my best friend. “It won’t hurt as bad as the time you got hit in the face with a baseball in 5th grade though” my mom told me, “you’ll be fine, trust me” and I did. I thought nothing could hurt worse than that. It was horrible. But a week later when I asked my friend she said, “Oh it hurt alright, it was like that for a whole week. But on the bright side you can eat ice cream for…

Chandlor Buffalo Bristol Writing Hour 4 Feb. 22. 16 Getting my braces Braces. Oh what a monstrous word I know. That’s what I told my mom as we wandered into the Orthodontist. I must have been trying to blow off this visit for years now. I knew I had to get braces, but I just kept that annoying little voice inside my head whispering every now and then, “You aren’t going to get braces, you aren’t, don’t even think about it.” As we strolled into the brown building, I started walking until I…

Conscious AbouT Braces? 3 Options That Are Not As Noticable Do you have a teenager with teeth that need a bit of help with proper alignment? They may be resistant to getting braces because they do not want to have teeth with metal brackets attached to the front for the foreseeable future. While traditional braces can be quite effective as fixing even the most extreme teeth alignment problems, there are alternative methods that are less visible to others. Here are 3 options for braces that are…

of teeth? Invisalign braces is perfectly designed for you. Just as its name implies, Invisalign braces are beautiful, clear and almost invisible teeth braces that consist of a number of custom made, clear plastic tray braces. They are replaceable every two weeks to keep your teeth moving in the desired direction. The following are the 7 reasons why Invisalign Braces are the most popular braces: 1. They are invisible Are you holding back that cute smile to hide your wired braces? Well, worry no…