You probably have a good idea of what a perfect smile looks like, right? But you might be less familiar with what an IDEAL BITE looks like. In fact, patients are sometimes surprised to learn they even have a bite problem. What Does “Bite” mean in dentistry? Your bite refers to the relationship between the teeth in the upper jaw and the teeth in the lower jaw and how they fit together. With
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One of the most important questions you will ask yourself is how long your Orthodontic treatment with Braces or Invisalign will take to straighten your teeth. And the answer is: “The period of the treatments varies from one patient to another”. Several factors like age, type of problem, and type of treatment affect the duration of wearing braces. For instance, patients with severe issues such as jaw misalignment should wear braces for a more
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It’s time for our vacation, and I bet you all marked your calendars for the long time off, some are planning sun tans and others long walks and rainy nights in other regions. Whether you are a sun person or looking for your vacation somewhere rainy, have you thought about your teeth during that time? Prevention is always the key; before booking your flight; give enough time to pass by your dentist for a thorough
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I cannot blame most of my patients for being in a rush to fix their smile in a week, of course, social media and the madness of before and after photos along with celebrity’s smiles gives the patient the motivation to be superstars in just 2 visits! But let’s just ask ourselves one simple question …. If those teeth and smile took years to be in this situation, then how my dentist is going to
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