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Retainers – 5 Tips On Cleaning Them

Whether you are wearing orthodontic retainers during treatment or after your braces or Invisalign are completed at Vaught Orthodontics, over time… your retainers or aligners can discolor and look gross. You brush and floss daily, so adding cleaning your retainers to your daily routine is just another step to maintaining good oral hygiene habits. Five Tips for Keeping

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Easter – Facts and Fun

Easter is not just about egg hunts, candy, Cadbury eggs and chocolate rabbits. For Christians, Easter celebrates the resurrection from the dead of Jesus Christ. It is a moveable holiday or feast since it does not occur on the same exact day every year. Most Christian churches in the Western part of the globe celebrate Easter on the

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Peyton Manning Overcame A Birth Defect

Sports professionals in the limelight are offered the perfect opportunity to give back, especially after overcoming their own adversities or that of a close family member. Peyton Manning, famed football star, overcame a problem of his own after being born with a cleft palate. A cleft palate is a physical deformity of the mouth, when the two plates

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DIY Orthodontics – Not Worth The Risk

Do It Yourself, DIY Orthodontics, is not worth the risk. 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

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Eat Your Way To A Healthy Smile

A Healthy Smile…All of us here at Vaught Orthodontics have heard the expression “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure”. Taking this to heart can make our teeth stronger and brighter if we eat the right foods to support that healthy smile. Even though Veneers, crowns, and fillings, along with professional whitening can make your

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Wearing Retainers – Do You Understand Why?

  After orthodontic treatment is completed at Vaught Orthodontics, retainers are the finishing touch to maintain your beautiful new smile while the teeth stabilize and over a lifetime of good oral health. An orthodontic retainer is a custom-fit device that is removable or bonded depending upon the patient’s individual needs. It is your insurance policy your teeth stay

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The Smile Gift On Valentine’s Day

Here is a thought! Why not give the gift of a smile to yourself or someone you love this Valentine’s Day? At Vaught Orthodontics we specialize in beautiful smiles and can give you or anyone that smile you have so long deserved. The benefit of a healthy, happy smile is immeasurable. Choosing a trained orthodontic specialist for treatment

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February Is National Children’s Dental Health Month

The National Children’s Dental Health Month campaign in February brings together thousands of dedicated educators, dental professionals, health care providers and others to promote the benefits of good oral health to children, their parents, teachers, caregivers and others each and every year. This year the 2016 NCDHM campaign features the slogan “Sugar Wars” on both sides of the

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Have A Braces Friendly St. Patrick’s Day Dinner

Whether you are Irish or not, St Patrick’s Day brings out the Irish in everyone, kids and adults alike. Many patients ask for green colored elastics in March! Whether you go to a party, watch a parade, eat green soup, or just put on a green hat, St Patrick’s Day has become a holiday fixture in the US.

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