Orthotropics is the treatment of issues such as asymmetrical jawbone structure, oral tissues, and/or facial structures, particularly in children. As a more comprehensive solution than orthodontic treatment, orthotropics involves all of the facial and oral structures, and how their alignment and positions affect each other. Among the many other benefits of focused orthotropic care, one of the most significant advantages is the reduced risks of developing obstructive sleep apnea—a sleep breathing disorder that often results of abnormal oral tissues and structures. (more…)
Gagging: What To Do About It?
What can you do about gagging during dental hygiene, you wonder? You know that your daily brushing and flossing is extremely important, which is why you don’t simply stop doing it. Without it, you will typically end up with a host of problems like cavities, gum disease, and the list keeps going. Here’s the good news: Fortunately, you are not the only person who gags. You are one of many! Some people simply have a highly reactive reflex or make choices that cause this to occur. Take some advice to heart to make your experience much better.
Should I Consider Orthotropics for My Child?
Many parents wonder if they’re children will need orthodontic treatment at some point, and whether or not that treatment will prove successful in the long run. However, sometimes, the development of a child’s oral and facial structures requires more comprehensive correction than orthodontic braces can provide. In such cases, your child’s dentist may suggest orthotropics, which focuses on correcting not just tooth alignment, but also the proper growth and development of your child’s jaw, oral, and facial structures. To help you determine if orthotropics is a good idea, your child’s dentist will perform a thorough, highly detailed examination before consulting with you and your child about the treatment. (more…)
Your Child’s Smile: Answering Important Questions!
Your smile is already fully developed, so you don’t need to worry about treating it as it grows. It’s all done and you have gained a fairly thorough understanding of what it needs. When you’re figuring out how to best rely on dental care for your child, however, things are different. Your child or teen’s smile is still growing and taking shape, and your child’s habits are still getting better and better. Need a little guidance? Start off with our Q’s and A’s (and set up a visit, too).
What Is Orthotropics?
Children’s oral health and development are intricately connected to the development of their facial and airway structures. The point of myofunctional orthodontics, also known as orthotropics, is to help ensure that all of these interconnected structures develop and grow properly. Compared to conventional orthodontic treatment, which focuses mainly on tooth alignment and jawbone positions, orthotropics treatment focuses on the entirety of your child’s facial and oral structures to ensure their symmetry and proper alignment. (more…)
Super Simple Smile Protection
Before you begin thinking about the possibility of advanced means of prevention for your smile, we encourage you to take a step back. Sometimes, it’s the simplest of smile health tips that can offer you immense safeguarding from damage. Consider things you should not be doing and that you should be doing for an easier time keeping your grin intact and well.
Orthotropics for Better Oral and Facial Development
While there are several different approaches to traditional orthodontic treatment, the goal is always the same: to correct bite misalignments, preferably early, to improve bite development and function. Likewise, there are several different approaches to orthotropics; however, the goals are more complex than just correcting bite alignment. As a child’s oral and facial structures grow, their development can be affected by numerous factors. Orthotropics is the practice of thoroughly analyzing all of these factors to ensure that your child’s teeth, jawbone, and oral structures are not only properly aligned, but also perfectly proportionate to each other. (more…)
Get Serious About Your Smile!
If you aren’t already, then it is most definitely time to get serious about your smile care! Not really something you’ve been all that interested in addressing lately because though you know you should and you do want to do things right, you’re not sure where to begin? This is something we hear frequently! What may surprise you even more is that developing successful habits and doing all that stuff you need to do is very simple. Take some easy-to-follow advice seriously and you’ll have your care on target in no time.
Things To Do If You Need Relief From Headaches
It’s a common dilemma: You deal with headaches, you hope they’ll go away, they continue to occur, and you find yourself unsure about what to do. One of the things you might not consider is coming in for dental care. Didn’t know that relief for head pain could be found at a dental practice? As a matter of fact, this is frequently a very beneficial (if not comprehensive) way to solve your problem. Allow us to share more, so you feel fully educated regarding how your smile may come into play (and what to do next).
Orthotropics: 3 Important Details
Have you heard mention of orthotropics, which focuses on guiding your children’s teeth into place even before they have lost all of their baby teeth? Before you ignore this area of care and assume it’s unnecessary (and decide you’ll wait until your kids are teens), think again! Become more familiar with how early care can actually make any necessary future treatment much easier (and why your child may not end up needing it at all).