Due to these unprecedented and rapidly changing circumstances, we know you might have some questions about the COVID-19 pandemic and how it may affect you or your child’s orthodontic care. Our team has put together this FAQ to help you gain some amount of clarity in this part of your life. We are here to
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THE DAY YOUR BRACES come off will arrive sooner than you think, but your orthodontic treatment won’t quite be over yet. In order to keep the straight smile you and Dr Rodriguez are working so hard for, you’ll need to wear your retainers. Retainers are different from braces in many ways, including how to take care
read more THE DAY YOUR BRACES come off will arrive sooner than you think, but your orthodontic treatment won’t quite be over yet. In order to keep the straight smile you and Dr Rodriguez are working so hard for, you’ll need to wear your retainers. Retainers are different from braces in many ways, including how to take care
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AS A CULTURE, we tend to think of braces as a teenage experience, so it can be surprising to learn that the Australian Society of Orthodontist (ASO) recommends that children have an initial orthodontic consultation by age seven. If a child is starting to develop complicated orthodontic problems, this early checkup allows the orthodontist to head
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ANIMALS MIGHT NOT BE as concerned with maintaining their oral health and hygiene as we are, but that doesn’t stop some of them from having very interesting teeth! Like our teeth are adapted to an omnivorous diet, animal teeth are adapted to the foods they eat. In some cases, the results can get pretty strange. Today,
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Today is Friday the 13th! Did you know Friday the 13th is the most feared day in the world? It’s estimated that 17-20 million people actually fear this day and have tons of superstitions about it. Whether you believe it’s unlucky or not, it is still fun to give into they hype and play along
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TEETH ARE A LOT more complicated than they might seem from the outside, which is why we’re using this post to provide a brief dental anatomy lesson. Now let’s dive right into the structure of a tooth! The easiest way to do this will be to divide that anatomy into two main categories: the crown and
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YOU DESERVE A SMILE that reflects your best possible you, which is why you deserve an orthodontist who is a member of the Australian Society of Orthodontists (ASO), like Dr Rosario Rodriguez. It takes three additional years of specialized study beyond dental school to become an orthodontist. Those extra years are what make us experts in straightening teeth and
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DO YOU GET a painful jolt through your teeth every time you try to enjoy a bite of ice cream or a sip of fresh coffee? If you do, then you’re familiar with the woes of tooth sensitivity, and you’re not alone. More than half of adults between the ages of 20 and 50 experience some degree of
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A MALOCCLUSION OCCURS when the upper and lower teeth don’t fit together properly, which can lead to a variety of problems. These bad bites can impact our speech, our digestion (by making it difficult to chew our food), contribute to TMJ syndrome, and even put our teeth in danger of breaking. Causes Of Malocclusions Malocclusions are
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