Do you know why we celebrate Labor Day? Labor Day is a federal holiday in the USA and has been since June 28, 1894 when congress passed an act making the first Monday in September a national holiday. The purpose of Labor Day is to honor laborers of all kinds and the “workingman” and now working woman and
Mother’s Day – Vaught Orthodontics wants to shout out a great big, huge, humongous THANK YOU to Moms everywhere. Mother’s Day falls on Sunday, May 14th this year. So Dads…do not plan any golf that day and kids…do not plan a movie with your friends. Plan on spending the day doing whatever it is that Mom wants to
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
Missing permanent teeth or premature loss of baby teeth is one reason why the American Association of Orthodontics (AAO) recommends an orthodontic consultation for children beginning at age 7. The upper lateral incisors, second premolars and third molars (wisdom teeth) are the teeth most likely to fail to develop or erupt. Heredity is considered a major factor when
Orthodontist Dr. Robert Vaught at Vaught Orthodontics knows that adults all over the world are more conscious today about their appearance and your smile is one of the first features people notice. According to an Invisalign survey, 74 % of American women and men believe that an attractive smile is important for getting their dream job, while 84
Orthodontist Dr. Robert Vaught knows that any day is a great day to flash a beautiful smile. You don’t have to be a movie star to have your teeth straightened before a special occasion in Savannah or Richmond Hill GA. Everyone wants to look good for their prom, senior pictures, graduation, applying for a job or like Kathryn
At Vaught Orthodontics, we think about how many processes of the human body take place unconsciously. As we make our way through the day, we are constantly breathing, blinking, keeping our balance, and doing a thousand other tiny things we never give a second thought. One such unconscious behavior is the way we chew and swallow our food.
Have you ever given any thought to what it actually means to have a “perfect” smile? Most people when asked this question will conjure up mental images of models and Hollywood actors with dazzling teeth. However, there is an actual medical definition of the way the teeth are meant to fit together. The word “occlusion” refers to the
