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  • Archwire

    Archwire

    A metal wire that is attached to your brackets to move your teeth.

  • bonding

    Bonding

    The process of attaching brackets to your teeth using a special safe adhesive.

  • bracket

    Bracket

    Brackets are the small metal or ceramic modules attached to each tooth. They serve as guides to move the teeth and hold the archwire in place.

  • buccal tube

    Buccal Tube

    A small metal part that is welded on the outside of a molar band. They contain slots to hold archwires, lip bumpers, facebows and other things your orthodontists uses to move your teeth.

  • ceph xray

    Cephalometric X-Ray

    An x-ray of the head that shows if your teeth are aligned and growing properly.

  • consultation

    Consultation

    A meeting with your treatment coordinator and your orthodontist where they discuss your treatment plan.

  • Debonding

    The removal of cemented orthodontic brackets.

  • elastics

    Elastics

    During various phases of treatment, small elastics or rubber bands are used as a gentle but continuous force to help individual tooth movement or the aligning of jaws.

  • extractions

    Extractions

    Extractions of impacted or problematic wisdom teeth to make space for orthodontic treatment.

  • Fixed Retainer

    Fixed retainers consist of a metal wire bonded to the back of the teeth. Fixed retainers can stay in place indefinitely.

  • Herbst

    Herbst Appliance

    An appliance that is designed to correct bites and improve facial profiles.

  • impressions

    Impressions

    The first step in making a model of your teeth. You bite into a container filled with a rubber-type material. That material hardens to produce a mold of your teeth.

  • interceptive treatment

    Interceptive Treatment

    Orthodontic treatment that is usually done between the ages of 6 and 10. The objective of interceptive orthodontic treatment is to provide orthopedic intervention, so that later orthodontic treatment goes quicker and is less painful.

  • IPR

    Interproximal Reduction (IPR)

    Interproximal Reduction (IPR) is the removal of small amounts of outer enamel tooth surface between two adjacent teeth. It is a means to acquire additional space to create ideal tooth alignment. Alternative names include: slenderizing, stripping, enamel reduction, and reproximation.

  • ligating module

    Ligating Module

    A small plastic piece, shaped like a donut, which is used to hold the archwires in the brackets on your teeth.

  • mouthguard

    Mouth Guard

    A device that is used to protect your mouth form injury when you are participating in sports. The use of a mouthguard is especially important for orthodontic patients, to prevent injuries.

  • hygiene

    Oral Hygiene

    Effective brushing and flossing is one of the most critical actions needed from patients during braces. Regular visits to the general dentist for examination and cleaning are also essential. The results of inadequate oral hygiene include decalcification (white spots/marks), gingivitis (inflammation of the gums), and periodontal disease (inflammation leading to bone loss).

  • adjustment

    Orthodontic Adjustment

    An evaluation of your progress where your wires may be changed to keep your treatment on track and moving forward.

  • photos

    Orthodontic Photographs

    Pictures taken upon the completion of treatment show the amazing changes that the orthodontics has achieved in both growth and development of the teeth, jaws and aesthetics of the smile. The orthodontist uses the pictures throughout treatment to monitor changes

  • records

    Orthodontic Records

    These records, which include cephalometric and panoramic x-rays, digital photos and study models, help your orthodontist determine what treatment needs to be done.

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