A healthy perfect smile is why many children and adults choose to undergo orthodontic treatment. Around friends and family, a less than attractive smile is not as noticeable. However, when meeting new people, making new friends, and in the workplace, your smile is more obvious to those who don’t know you.
Most parents today are well informed when it comes to stopping adverse habits that effects tooth and jaw development in infants and toddlers. Prolonged thumb sucking, pacifiers, and use of bottles past the age of three are reported to cause problems with teeth and impact early jaw development. However, did you know that poor bites and abnormal jaw
It’s that time of year again! The temperature is cooling off, fall sports are underway, and all the kids are headed back to school. At Vaught Orthodontics we want to offer a few helpful tips for going back to school with braces! Make sure to follow the 2×2 brushing rule: brush your teeth for TWO minutes, TWO times
Vaught Orthodontics wants you to know that braces aren’t just for kids. Even celebrities enjoy the benefits that orthodontic treatment can offer and embrace traditional braces rather than invisible braces to correct their problems. Not every patient is a candidate for Invisalign or braces behind the teeth. Below are a few recognizable names who have chosen show off
Living with aching or clicking jaws can be hard to swallow! Temporomandibular Joint Disorder, also commonly known as TMJ or TMD, is a joint disorder that affects the opening and closing of the jaw, and can have many side effects that relate to the teeth, head and neck. Like other joints, the relationship between the bone and disk
October means something a little different to our team at Vaught Orthodontics because this is National Orthodontic Health Month. During October, orthodontic offices all over the country work together to promote their services and inform the community about the important work we do. Our goal is to draw attention to the fact that everyone needs to be evaluated
In today’s digital world, you can buy almost anything you want on the Internet. This includes finding the do it yourself information that goes along with it. Everyone wants to save money every way they can. However, some people are learning the hard way that doing it yourself isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, especially when straightening
Most adults and kids today understand the importance of wearing a mouth guard when playing contact sports, especially while wearing braces. Blows to the mouth are painful enough without brackets and wires cutting into your lips and tongue making it worse. Teeth are actually less prone to injury when wired together as a single unit during orthodontic treatment.
You may not realize it but mouth guards are worth their weight in gold. If you think about it, the use of mouth-guards and the reasons for using them isn’t that far removed from orthodontic technology and the principals at Vaught Orthodontics we employ to create a beautiful and healthy smile for our patients!
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Looking for an orthodontist near me in Sannah and Richmond Hill, GA? Orthodontists Dr. Kate Vaught and Dr. Bob Vaught specializes in orthodontic treatment which includes early orthodontic treatment for children, orthodontic treatment for teens, and adult orthodontics with braces and Invisalign clear aligners. When considering the cost of braces, the cost of Invisalign, and the time it takes to create your new smile, your choice of treatment provider matters.
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