General orthodontics

General issues about orthodontics, braces and straightening the teeth.

Orthodontics accidents – how to handle small orthodontic mishaps.

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Don’t sabotage your orthodontics treatment

advertising Straightening your crooked teeth and solving your bite problems are not something that can be done in days. It’s not done in weeks either, but many months, even 2-3 years, depending on the severity of your case. This means … Continue reading

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5 reasons for an EARLY orthodontics treatment start

I’ve started my orthodontic treatment when I was 28. Back when I was a kid, orthodontics wasn’t so “famous” in Romania, not to mention my folks would have never had the money to pay for this. So, I had to … Continue reading

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Orthodontics treatment: prerequsites and first steps

We know about the various orthodontics devices (braces, Invisalign, Incognito etc.), but it would be nice for our readers to also know what are the first steps for their orthodontics treatment and what needs to be done before smiling with … Continue reading

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Know your Orthodontics!

I’ve been that “nerdy” kid who’d love reading A LOT. Whenever I started something new, I always felt the need to know everything possible about that topic. After starting Karate, I read everything that fell into my lap about this, … Continue reading

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It’s all in the attitude …

I have started my orthodontics treatment 1 year ago. A complex case, with a lot of work to be done to get a decent bite and some well aligned teeth. I had severe crowding, a canine that was too high … Continue reading

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Invisalign smell

Many of the Invisalign patients expect a treatment that’s very easy and with no problems. Even if, compared to the metal braces or other orthodontic treatment systems, Invisalign is easy to get used to, it still requires a lot of … Continue reading

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How to make sure the orthodontic treatment is a success

One or two years in braces. You change your life for ever, you are either that “metal mouth” person, or the guy/gal with the metal near the tongue or a “plastic mouth” as I am (since I wear Invisalign). You … Continue reading

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Orthodontic braces: so many to chose from …

If we turn back time and try to take a trip 20-30 years ago, we can clearly see how orthodontic braces would look like: we all have the image of that teenager with metal braces, smiling and feeling complexed because … Continue reading

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