Planning Your Vegetarian Diet with Your Oral Health in Mind
If you’ve been following a vegetarian or vegan diet, you know that there’s much more to living a healthy life than simply avoiding meat products.
Five Ways You Won’t—And One Way You Will—Get Your Braces Off Faster
It’s only natural when you’re waiting for something good—you count down the weeks until your birthday, or until the summer holidays, or until your braces
Play Sports? Use Mouthguards.
Dr. Christopher West and our team recommend always wearing a protective mouthguard to participate in most physical sports. We especially encourage this if you have
Common Braces Problems
It’s useful to know some of the common problems that can arise when you get braces. Even if you take great care of your braces
Dental X-rays: The Inside Story
We’re all friends here, so if you sometimes feel a bit nervous before your orthodontic appointments, no judging! Ask us about any worries you might
Curing the Nail-Biting Habit
Do you ever find yourself gnawing at your nails? Nail-biting is a very common and difficult to break habit which usually has its beginnings in
What Did You Do on Your Summer Vacation?
The best part of summer vacation is time. Time to hang with friends, time to travel, time to get a summer job, time to catch
Spacing Out
One of the most common reasons for getting braces is because there’s just not enough room for all your teeth to fit next to each
May Office Updates
Happy May from Family Orthodontics! We hope everyone was able to spend time some quality time with their families this past Mother’s Day! In our
Tooth Extraction and Braces
Perhaps you’ve heard from parents or older relatives what braces used to be like years ago—obvious, uncomfortable, hard to clean, and with inevitable tooth extractions