How You Can Make Interceptive Orthodontic Care Easier for Parents

Interceptive orthodontic care is best for your child

Early orthodontic treatment can benefit your smallest patients—and their parents.  Interceptive orthodontic care refers to early orthodontic treatment of children with primary teeth. The goal of interception orthodontics is to control and correct developing malocclusions while the child’s jaw and dental growth are immature. Overbites and underbites are particularly difficult to treat in teenagers since…

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Pediatric Orthodontics: Benefits to Your Dental Patients and Families

You should offer pediatric orthodontics at your dental practice

Pediatric orthodontics offers a lifetime of great oral health. The North American orthodontics industry is worth $2.26 billion. With adult orthodontic procedures grabbing more of the headlines in recent years, it’s easy to assume that’s where our focus should be. In fact, it’s pediatric orthodontics that brings the greatest benefits to our patients. Childhood and…

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Should General and Pediatric Dentists Perform Orthodontics?

Is orthodontics right for a general dentist

Is adding orthodontics to your practice worth it? Although licensed general dentists in the U.S. can provide orthodontic services, most general and pediatric dentists refer patients needing braces to orthodontic practices. General and pediatric dentists who offer orthodontic care must be able to meet or exceed the standard of care expected of professionals who offer…

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5 Things Dentists Love About Our Straight Wire Orthodontics Course

Is it time for you to take the AOS straight wire orthodontics course

Wondering if an AOS straight wire orthodontics course is right for you?  As a general dentist, you spend years building great relationships with your patients. You may often see multiple generations of the same family, and they trust you to provide the very best care for their teeth. Adding straight wire orthodontics to your practice…

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Why Every Dentist Should Understand Orthodontics

General dentist orthodontics course

Why add orthodontics into your practice? Are you a family or pediatric dentist looking to expand your expertise and provide a greater range of services to both new and existing patients? If so, then it’s time to consider learning more about the field of orthodontics and considering the possibility of taking a general dentist orthodontics…

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How Orthodontics Affects Systemic Inflammation in Patients

Orthodontic inflammation is not all bad

How Orthodontic Inflammation Aids Treatment To most people, orthodontics is about creating a perfect smile, and while this is partly true, there are other biological and health components to orthodontic tooth movement. In order to safely and properly shift teeth into the correct positions, pediatric and general dentists must understand how tooth movement heavily relies…

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The 5 Biggest Factors in Maintaining Orthodontic Results

orthodontic retention makes or breaks success

Top 5 Orthodontic Retention Factors To Consider When Completing a Case Orthodontics is a major investment for your patients, both financially and time-wise. While patients are all smiles at the end of their treatment, in order to maintain that perfect smile, both literally and figuratively, you need to understand how orthodontic retention affects results. An…

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Is It Scary to Have Braces? 10 Biggest Pain Points for Patients

Know your patient's pain points

How to address your patients’ pain points successfully. Are you thinking about adding orthodontics to your general or family dentistry practice? Expanding your services can be both rewarding and profitable, and helps you reach more patients in your local community.  While this is a smart path to pursue, it’s important to realize that orthodontics can…

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How Orthodontics Affects Your Dental Patient’s Sleep Apnea

You can treat sleep apnea with orthodontics

Professional orthodontics can open airways and address sleep apnea. If you’re a dentist looking to expand your practice, you may be considering including orthodontics. As we know, the field of orthodontics is not only associated with aesthetics. Its importance in treating sleep disorders, such as sleep apnea, is also increasing. Sleep apnea affects an estimated…

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