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Motherโ€™s Day – Kudos To Moms From Vaught Orthodontics

Motherโ€™s Day – Vaught Orthodontics wants to shout out a great big, huge, humongous THANK YOU to Moms everywhere. Motherโ€™s Day falls on Sunday, May 14th this year. So Dadsโ€ฆdo not plan any golf that day and kidsโ€ฆdo not plan a movie with your friends. Plan on spending the day doing whatever it is that Mom wants to

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Orthodontic Tips for Back to School in Savannah and Richmond Hill GA

Itโ€™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 2ร—2 brushing rule: brush your teeth for TWO minutes, TWO times

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Surprisingly Sugary Foods

The average American diet is loaded with sugar and a disturbing amount of it is of the processed variety. This does not bode well for our overall health, but of particular concern is the effect large amounts of sugar have on teeth causing tooth decay. Our goal at Vaught Orthodontics is to create beautiful healthy smiles that last

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Patients of All Ages Feel Insecure When First Wearing Braces

Patients of all ages are self conscious when they first get their braces. It takes a few days to adjust both physically and emotionally to the look and feel of the appliances. Support and understanding from family and friends goes a long way the first few weeks to help patients adapt both physically and emotionally, especially with adolescents

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Donโ€™t Rush Mother Nature When Moving Teeth

We have all heard the saying โ€œpatience is a virtue.โ€ However, as human beingsโ€ฆ we want, what we want, when we want it. Unfortunately, most things worth having do not come easily without time and effort and when it comes to a successful orthodontic result, you canโ€™t rush โ€œMother Nature.โ€ Understanding the physiology of the human body explains

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Timing is Everything In Orthodontics When Treating Children

Dr. Robert A. Vaught specializes in the movement of teeth and correction of adverse jaw growth problems. Evaluating and diagnosing each individual patientโ€™s dental development, presents a slightly different challenge for an orthodontist. There are many factors at work and different approaches that can be used. In severe situations, permanent tooth removals may be required to create the

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Vaught Orthodontics Proudly Sponsors Childrenโ€™s Dental Health Month in 2014

The National Childrenโ€™s Center Health Month campaign in February brings together thousands of dedicated dental professionals, health care providers and others to promote the benefits of good oral health to children and adults, caregivers, teachers, and many others each year. This year’s the 2014 NCDHM campaign features the slogan “Join the Super Smile Team!”. The program first started

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The Model โ€œTโ€ of Braces | From Soldered to Invisible

Have you ever wondered just how long braces have been around and how they have come to be the way they are today? As far back as 500 B.C., Greek scholars such as Hippocrates and Aristotle have thought about ways to straighten teeth, but no progress was made in the field until the early 1900โ€™s. Though orthodontics is

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Why Do Many Kids and Adults Need Orthodontic Treatment Today?

At Vaughtย Orthodontics some parents ask usโ€ฆ โ€œWhy are so many kids and adults wearing braces today?โ€ Orthodontic Studies report 70 percent of the US population could benefit from having their teeth and jaws realigned with orthodontic treatment. Ancient ancestors had perfect teeth and bites, as evidenced by fossil records. Then, about 10,000 years ago, malocclusions (bad bites) seem

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