Caring For Braces
Keep Your Teeth and Braces Safe With the Foods You Eat
When you are wearing braces, nothing feels quite as important as what kinds of food you can eat. The wrong food can damage your braces or stain your teeth, particularly berries, curry sauce or grape juice. Protecting your new bands, archwires and brackets along with your teeth and gums quickly rise to the top of…
Read MoreBoost Your Teen’s Confidence This Summer With Braces
Summer is almost here and with it the start of fun recreational activities coupled with a slower pace. For teens today, braces are pretty much a rite of passage. The end result? A straightened smile they can flash proudly! Especially since a smile is one of the first things people notice. Of all the ways…
Read MoreConsider Water Flossing for Your Dental Flossing Needs
When it comes to caring for your teeth in or out of braces, you already know how important it is to brush twice a day. Cleaning your teeth daily helps get rid of harmful bacteria or plaque in the mouth that can cause gum disease and tooth decay. But brushing alone won’t do the job,…
Read MoreTips for Caring for Your Teeth and Gums While Wearing Braces
The number one goal for your oral health is maintaining healthy teeth and gums. This means practicing diligent daily oral hygiene habits; specifically, brushing and flossing to remove plaque along with routine dental visits to remove tartar (hardened plaque), polish your teeth and have your gums checked. When you opt for orthodontics to straighten your…
Read MoreBrace Yourself, the Holidays are Coming!
Straightening your teeth with orthodontics can help you achieve a more healthy, aligned and attractive smile. With the upcoming holidays, Halloween, Thanksgiving, the month of December and New Year’s (to name a few), around the corner, your orthodontics treatment won’t take a holiday, so it’s up to you to remember why you are wearing braces.…
Read MoreSome Things to Consider When Wearing Braces
Have you just had braces recommended or placed? We are thrilled to give you some tips for taking care of your braces to make your orthodontic treatment a happy one. Foods to Avoid There are certain foods that should be avoided when you are undergoing orthodontic treatment with braces. Chewy foods can get stuck in…
Read MoreHow Can I Avoid Gum Disease When I Have Braces?
Gum disease is a serious dental issue that can attack your smile when you have braces. The disease typically occurs when you fail to remove plaque from your smile regularly. It’s best to prevent this disease at all costs so you can maintain a top-notch oral health during your orthodontic journey. To help you do…
Read MoreDo You Have Braces? Here Are Some Ways to Make Flossing Easier
If you have a hard time flossing when you have braces, you’re not alone. Many people find it difficult to work floss under and around the braces hardware. This can make caring for and cleaning your smile quite troublesome. Fortunately, there are things you can do to make flossing when you have braces easier. Our…
Read MoreDo You Want Fresh Breath When You Wear Braces? Here’s What to Do
Our orthodontist, Dr. William, and orthodontic team understand how inconvenient bad breath can be. Unfortunately, it’s quite common to have bad breath when you have braces because food particles and plaque get stuck in and on your smile regularly. The good news is that there are things you can do to achieve the fresh breath…
Read MoreBraces Can Give You a Healthier, Aligned Smile
Braces are well known for creating an improved appearance as they straighten your teeth, but they also help you have a healthier smile in the process. At the orthodontic practice of Dabney Orthodontics located in Midlothian, Ohio, we are pleased to help our patients achieve both outcomes. You see, when teeth are not aligning correctly, it can create issues…
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