Orthodontic treatment may also be done if your teeth do not line up correctly when you close your jaw. Open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) is surgery to help keep the bones from moving while they heal. Wires, screws, or plates are used to join broken facial bones. Reconstructive ...
Stage 1 – Cleaning, shaping, and disinfecting – During the first part of your procedure your dentist will use their instruments to remove all remnants of pulp tissue (nerve) from your tooth’s root canal system (pulp chamber + root canals). At the same time, they’ll disinfect this spac...
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And while we’ll admit that receiving one can hurt a bit, we’ll also emphatically state that it doesn’t always. It just depends on where the shot needs to be given (and sometimes your dentist’s technique).You’ve probably been through this before....
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braces. This involves a range of clear plastic aligners that resemble mouth guards, which are custom-made for you. They are removable for eating and cleaning, and you change them out for a newly made aligner every two weeks. Each new aligner takes the adjustment of your teeth ...
The amount of space in your jaw Your overall oral health How closely you follow your orthodontist’s instructions After your braces come off, you will need to wear a retainer. Your retainer will help keep your newly positioned teeth in place. If you don’t wear it, your teeth can shift ...
I opened the weather app and my jaw fell into my lap hard enough to hurt my testicles. The light rain had somehow morphed into a monster storm that would drop inches of rain on everything from Chicago south to the Tennessee/Alabama line. How, I ask, can meteorologists be so wrong so ...
The amount of space in your jaw Your overall oral health How closely you follow your orthodontist’s instructions After your braces come off, you will need to wear a retainer. Your retainer will help keep your newly positioned teeth in place. If you don’t wear it, your teeth can shift...
This is going to hurt, though. When I was preparing to leave Korea I made up (maybe?) the term pre-grief. It’s that feeling as you wonder if something is the last time you’ll do it because you know you’re leaving soon. Even small things take on a bit of a hue of nostalgia...