There are some changes that you can make to protect your TMJ health that you may never have considered before. As for many patients who are just learning that TMJ disorder is a problem affecting their oral health, you may discover that as you step along on this journey toward keeping your jaw joints safe, you learn new things all the time! One of them will include surprisingly simple things that you do every day that, if you change them, can yield relief!
Improving Facial Development with Orthotropics
When you think of your child’s long-term oral health, the importance of a straight and properly developed set of teeth is obvious. However, their teeth and jawbones are intricately connected to their facial structures, as well, and the proper growth and development of these structures is just as important. The goal of orthotropics is to ensure that proper growth and development to optimize children’s oral health, as well as a number of other issues that involve their oral and facial structures. (more…)
Dangerous Issues That Seem Harmless
As humans, we are constantly making on-the-fly decisions throughout our days. Coffee or no coffee with breakfast? Take medicine for a headache or wait for it to go away? Worry about your oral health symptom or give it some time? When it comes to the last of these, as you can probably guess, we don’t generally suggest ignoring symptoms. While they may seem perfectly harmless to you, they can often imply that something much more serious is happening! Let us decide for you what’s really happening.
Meeting with the Pioneers of Orthotropics
Part of our dedication to providing top-notch dental treatment to all of our patients includes learning and implementing innovative techniques such as orthotropics to improve every aspect of patients’ oral health. To ensure optimal quality in every treatment plan he designs, Dr. Stewart has trained in orthotropics directly under Dr. John Mew, who developed the alternative treatment. Dr. Stewart regularly meets with Dr. Mew and Dr. John Stepanovich, one of the earliest practitioners of orthotropics, as part of an ongoing orthotropic study group. (more…)
Chewing: Things That Shouldn’t Happen
There is one primary thing that should happen when you chew: It should work well, allowing you to comfortably break down your food. However, if this isn’t happening, then it’s important for you to recognize that all is likely not on track with your oral health. What types of problems may occur, you wonder? Let’s work through some possible issues that can get in the way of otherwise effective chewing (and remember, if these or other concerns happen, it’s time to see us).
Dental Care: Easy Rules To Live By
We often find that patients have a lot of questions about who needs to practice which type of dental care and when. While you may think that there’s quite a massive grey area whether you’re curious about when to come in for something like a filling or which members of your household require certain types of preventive care, it’s really not so hard! By considering some easy rules to live by, you can make sure everyone is on track!
Making Dental Hygiene Easier On Your Hands
Do you ever find that even though you have no reason to avoid your dental hygiene and you are perfectly happy to clean your smile, it’s often hard on your hands? Whether holding floss steady and guiding it between teeth is difficult or if holding the slim handle of your toothbrush causes your hands to cramp, these can become serious deterrents that keep you from comfortably brushing and flossing. Is there anything you can do, you wonder, to enjoy comfortable dental care at home? But of course there is! Follow some suggestions.
Orthotropics – More than Just Straighter Teeth
When it comes to children’s dental health, alignment is most often associated with the layout of their teeth and symmetry of their jaws. However, in a more holistic sense, it also means the symmetry, growth, and development of the facial and oral structures that surround the teeth and gums. For instance, if the jawbone and/or cheeks are not symmetrical, it can affect the formation of other structures, such as the upper palate and airway. To correct all of these issues and avoid oral health complications in the future, your child’s dentist may suggest orthotropics, which straightens much more than just crooked teeth. (more…)
Dental Sealants Quiz: Do You Know The Facts?
If you know a lot about dental sealants, then you may have only a random question about them here and there. However, if you don’t really know a lot about them except that they can help prevent cavities, it will most certainly benefit you to gain a quick education! For instance, you might know that they’re clear, they help stop decay from forming, and that they can last about 10 years. However, you may still wonder how effective they really are, if the process is comfortable, etc. Instead of thinking of them as advantageous yet mysterious protectors of your child’s teeth, you’ll gain the knowledge you need to understand what to make of sealants and why they’re so important.
Important Questions About Orthotropics
Orthotropics is the comprehensive approach to ensuring optimal growth and development of your child’s face and mouth. This means everything in proper alignment and with enough space for your child’s facial and oral structures to fit comfortably where they’re meant to. Like all forms of dental treatment, orthotropics is a custom-designed treatment plan that is only recommended when necessary. To help you determine if it’s the right option for your child, we answer a few important questions about orthotropics and its many potential benefits. (more…)