The thing about tooth decay is that, despite being the most common chronic dental health condition, it’s also highly preventable. If it does develop, it can usually be treated with a minimally invasive restoration, such as a tooth-colored filling, before it gets too serious. At our Livonia, MI, dental office, we can help customize your tooth decay treatment to make it much less serious of an issue. However, if you wait too long to treat it, then the threat that the decay poses to the rest of your oral health will become increasingly more severe. (more…)
3 Things To Keep In Mind About Pain
Oral pain is one of those symptoms that you might think you’ve got all sorted out. You may guess that you know just how to respond, just what’s happening, and more. However, though this sensation may often present itself in a way that seems to communicate something obvious, whether the type of problem it’s related to or the treatment you may (or may not) require, don’t forget: Discomfort is actually something that can cause you a lot of confusion! That is, unless you come in for a checkup with our Livonia, MI team, so you know just what is really going on. Let’s work through some additional and very helpful reminders for you to consider!
What Conditions Can Orthotropics Help Improve?
Children who experience issues with the growth and development of their oral and facial structures – particularly, the alignment of proportion of each structure in relation to the others – can often benefit from orthotropics. Treatment with a custom-designed appliance can help correct this development, which in turn helps your child address several different resulting issues. At our Livonia, MI, dentist’s office, we can recommend and design an orthotropic treatment plan specifically to help address the unique conditions your child experiences. (more…)
Why You’re Missing The Importance Of Dental Hygiene
The idea that dental hygiene is very, very important for your oral health is not lost on you. It’s something that you are well aware of because you have been told many times in your life that you need to brush and you need to floss, so you can enjoy a healthy smile. However, for some reason, you may feel like you’re not actually making the connection in reality, when it comes to practicing this part of your dental care and seeing results. What’s the problem, you might wonder? Our Livonia, MI team thinks we have some solid ideas that will illuminate what’s going on (so you can easily become a more dedicated brusher and flosser!).
When Can Children Benefit from Orthotropics?
The concept of proper alignment is important to your child’s teeth, which is why many children undergo orthodontic treatment to correct tooth misalignment. However, it’s important to more than just teeth – every aspect of your child’s oral and facial structures should be properly aligned, or several different concerns can arise. At our Livonia, MI, dental office, we can help your child benefit from straighter teeth, oral and facial structures with the help of the right, customized orthotropic appliance. Orthotropics involves ensuring that all of these structures develop and grow in proper alignment to help your child avoid more severe issues later. (more…)
Is Your Child Not Sleeping Well? Orthotropics Might Help
There are many reasons why your child may not be sleeping well, but did you know that many of those reasons may stem from an oral/facial issue? Problems with sleeping and sleep breathing cycles can result from a condition known as sleep apnea, and children may begin showing signs of the condition early in life. At our Livonia, MI, dental office, we can offer custom orthotropic treatment to help address the issues with your child’s oral and facial structures that may prevent them from sleeping peacefully each night. (more…)
Quick Reminders About Your TMJ Health
You know that you’re supposed to be doing something to protect your TMJ (temporomandibular jaw joint) health, when it turns out your jaw joints are at risk of damage. However, if you aren’t very familiar (or at all familiar) with this part of your anatomy, then you may not have a very easy time connecting the dots. What’s going on, what are the potential consequences, and what are you supposed to be doing, you may wonder to yourself? Of course, our Livonia, MI team can take your questions on and provide you with a quick, streamlined explanation in terms of what you may need to do (and why) to keep the entirety of your oral health on track!
Things That Are Always, Always True For Your Smile
It’s easy to make assumptions about your smile. Unfortunately, when you make guesses about your oral health, dental care, and all that you can achieve with our Livonia, MI team’s help, you often overlook a wealth of opportunities that could really benefit you! You may also overlook some potential harm-causing culprits that you can easily avoid! So, we encourage you to take stock of some details that are always true for you and your smile, no matter your current state of smile health, age, etc. Here we go!
Can Orthotropics Help Your Child Stop Teeth-Grinding?
Grinding your teeth isn’t always a telltale sign of trouble. In fact, most people do it on occasion, and if your child’s teeth are healthy, then the occasional grinding may not affect them much. However, when children grind their teeth constantly, it may be a sign of a condition known as bruxism. Besides chronic teeth-grinding, your child might also experience difficulty biting and chewing, heightened levels of tooth sensitivity, trouble sleeping, and more that could indicate a serious underlying issues. At our Livonia, MI, dental office, we may be able to address those issues and help your child stop teeth-grinding with orthotropic treatment. (more…)
How Orthotropics Minimizes Kids’ Risks of Sleep Apnea
The technology has allowed us to understand about oral health, the better we’ve been able to detect, analyze, and address issues that used to be undiagnosable. For example, orthotropics is the comprehensive examination, study, diagnosis, and treatment of issues involving the growth and alignment of your child’s oral and facial structures. At our office, we utilize a variety of orthotropic aligners to help correct this growth and development. Orthotropics can help minimize children’s risks of sleep apnea and other conditions that can occur when facial and oral structures aren’t aligned properly. (more…)