Thumb sucking, pacifier use and similar habits are a normal part of early childhood, and most children outgrow them without any lasting effect. A few…
Choosing where to get braces involves far more than just simply comparing appliance options and price lists side by side. It also means trusting one…
Adults considering orthodontic treatment usually spend most of their research time comparing appliance options and providers carefully. Fewer stop to think carefully about where those…
Anyone who has tried to get to an appointment in the middle of downtown Birmingham during a weekday knows the drill: circling a block looking…
Does It Hurt Right When They Go On? Not usually. The actual placement process is not painful, since it mostly involves bonding brackets to the…
The Initial Consultation Sets the Foundation The first appointment is primarily about gathering information rather than starting treatment. This typically includes a visual exam, X-rays,…
What Are Those Dark Triangles Anyway? The small dark spaces sometimes visible between the base of adjacent teeth, especially the front ones, are called open…
Why Would a Gap Appear Now If My Teeth Were Fine Before? Teeth are not fixed in place for life. They sit in bone and…
It Usually Starts Long Before Adulthood Protruding front teeth, sometimes called an overjet, almost always trace back to habits or growth patterns from childhood rather…
Adults who had braces as teenagers sometimes come in years later frustrated to see their bottom front teeth crowding back together, wondering how a problem…