Unveiling the Perfect Smile: Navigating the Best Adult Braces
For many adults, achieving a confident, radiant smile goes beyond simply brushing and flossing. Orthodontic treatment, once viewed as solely for children and teenagers, is becoming increasingly popular among adults. Whether it's addressing lingering misalignment from childhood or seeking a smile makeover for aesthetic reasons, [...]
Is It Necessary To Wear Orthodontic Retainers After Braces
When the time arrives that you’re finally getting your braces removed, you’re not 100% through with your orthodontist visits. You will be fitted for a retainer, an orthodontic appliance that is worn after braces are removed that is custom made just [...]
What Are The Differences Between A Dentist and An Orthodontist?
An orthodontist specializes in esthetic alignment of the teeth. This means that orthodontic alignment such as braces and clear alignment treatment (ex. Invisalign) is the primary focus of an Orthodontist. After dental school, the orthodontist will receive a dental degree and [...]
Do Adults Still Get Braces in Alexandria, VA
From childhood to adulthood, a smile says everything about us. When we smile with crooked teeth, what does that smile say? Whether we all want to admit it or not, a smile that is not perfectly even and bright can give [...]
PROPEL: Your smile made faster
Everyone wants that beautiful smile with bright and straight teeth. Unfortunately, most of us have hereditary genes or other issues that lead us to orthodontic treatment to get that smile. Many people avoid the orthodontist for several reasons, with the two most common reasons [...]
Understanding Malocclusion
Orthodontic treatment does more than straighten teeth and create beautiful smiles! The end results aren’t just to get that beautiful smile and perfect teeth. Orthodontic treatment can improve several dental issues including malocclusion that are affecting not just your oral health, [...]
Goodbye Impressions, Hello iTero Scanner
FOR A LONG TIME, dental impressions have been many patients least favorite part of getting orthodontic treatment. Aside from the mess it leaves for cleanup, alginate impressions were nearly unbearable for gaggers. If the impressions were not quickly processed, they would soon lose their accuracy to [...]
Cleaning Around Braces
Brushing your teeth is always an important task. It starts when you’re a toothless infant using your mom’s finger. But after you have braces installed, it becomes even more critical and challenging! Twice a day, or more, you’re not only brushing your teeth, but [...]
Braces straighten teeth, Retainers KEEP them straight
When you’re in the middle of your orthodontic therapy, it can be difficult to believe that one day, those braces will come off! Everyone reminds you to focus on the results of that beautiful smile you’ll have in the end. That can be challenging [...]
Why Do I Need To Wear Elastics?
WE KNOW THAT RUBBER ELASTICS are sometimes the most difficult part of having braces. They are, however, extremely important for improving your smile! Elastics work together with the brackets and wire in your braces to straighten your teeth and correct your bite. Elastics Are A Key [...]
Health Benefits Of Straight Teeth
HAVING STRAIGHT TEETH isn’t just about looks! Did you know that there are several health benefits to having straight teeth? So, if you’re wondering whether or not to get braces, don’t just think about the aesthetic benefits. Think about all the things your straight teeth will [...]
Why Correcting An Overbite Is Important
IT IS A COMMON MISCONCEPTION to think that orthodontic treatment is simply for aesthetic purposes. In reality, having crooked teeth or a misaligned bite can have lasting effects on your oral health. So, what if you have an overbite? Fixing your overbite, or any kind of [...]
Why Straight Teeth?
TO SOME, IT MIGHT seem like the benefits of having straight teeth are purely cosmetic. And those benefits certainly do exist. Studies have shown that people tend to perceive someone with straight teeth as wealthier, happier, and more date-able than someone with crooked teeth. But there are [...]
Orthodontic Treatment: One Phase Or Two?
AS A CULTURE, we tend to think of braces as a teenage experience, so it can be surprising to learn that the American Association of Orthodontics (AAO) recommends that children have an initial orthodontic consultation by age seven. If a child is starting to develop complicated [...]
Adult Braces: Not A Myth
IF YOU’RE OUT OF your teens, you might think you missed your chance for straight teeth, but that’s not true! Modern orthodontic treatment is for adults as well as teens. And even if you had braces before, your teeth might still shift over time, which is [...]
Debunking 7 Braces Myths
EVEN IF YOU’VE NEVER had braces before, you’ve probably still heard a lot of things about what they’re like. Well, don’t believe everything you hear, because there is some bad information out there. That’s why today we’re going to bust seven of the most common braces [...]
Are Clear aligners (Invisible braces) right for you?
Not that long ago, getting braces was a thing that every teenager dreaded. It meant getting a mouth full of ugly gray metal and have sore teeth and gums for days. About the time soreness eased, it was time for an [...]
Your Orthodontic Appliances
Your Orthodontic Appliances WHAT’S THE FIRST THING you think of when you hear the word orthodontics? You probably picture metal wires and brackets with colorful elastics, right? But how familiar are you with some of the other orthodontic appliances available? There are quite a few of [...]
Affordable Financing
We make Orthodontic treatments like braces for kids and adults affordable with our 0% Interest, in-house financing with affordable, flexible payment plans. You can also finance via Care Credit, Lending Club and Orthobanc and we proudly accept most PPO Insurances and VA Medicaid. Verify your insurance coverage.
