Custom Bracket

WildSmiles offers an array of unique brackets for your child to choose from! The custom bracket is designed to work just like a regular bracket, except in comes in fun shapes that your child can choose from to customize their braces. They can work with any orthodontic treatment and are safe and comfortable. While traditional brackets are silver and square, WildSmiles offers brackets that come in shapes like hearts, stars, sports balls, diamonds, flowers, and footballs! With these custom creations,your child will be able to customize their experience with braces and choose the bracket that they feel fits their personality best. Children can even mix and match these creations—if they love flowers and football, why not get both! The custom brackets that WildSmiles offers helps children get more excited about having braces. Your kids will be able to boast of brackets that no one else has, and you’ll be able to mix and match them to be entirely custom for your child.

More Fun for Kids!

These custom brackets can be easily incorporated with the colorful bands that your orthodontist offers. With the combination of these special brackets and their personal colors, your child will feel truly unique with WildSmiles. WildSmiles custom brackets can be ordered and shipped to your orthodontist, so they can be there when your child first gets their braces on. While the experience of braces can be scary and a little painful for your child, you can help cheer them up and get them excited about braces with WildSmiles. The best part about WildSmiles’ stainless steel brackets is that they’re more comfortable than clear or ceramic brackets offered by orthodontists. They have a low-profile design that helps keep them comfortable in your child’s mouth while still being stylish and unique enough for them to want to show off their custom brackets. Kids can get excited about choosing their brackets and having a custom smile throughout their orthodontic treatment combined with the colors that your traditional orthodontist can place on the brackets.

Your child’s orthodontic treatment is important—both to you and to your child. Whether your child is already excited about braces or if they’re apprehensive about them, help get your child the custom treatment and smile they deserve with WildSmiles custom brackets!

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Men with a Family History

Men are much more likely than women to suffer from sleep apnea, although it’s not strictly known why this is. Men who have a family history of sleep apnea are even more likely, as certain genetic factors may contribute to the disorder. Older men (age 60 and above) are particularly at risk. Men who have a family history of sleep apnea and experience any of the symptoms including loud snoring, headaches, dry mouth, and daytime fatigue should see their doctor or dentist to determine if they have sleep apnea.

People with Small-Structured Airways

People with airways in their sinuses that are smaller than normal may be at risk for sleep apnea. These small-structured airways can create an increased risk for congestion, particularly if you suffer from allergies, colds, or sinus issues, and especially if you smoke. Without treatment, sleep apnea has the potential to damage your quality of life and hinder your health into old age. Untreated sleep apnea could result in high blood pressure, an increased risk for heart disease and stroke, and diabetes.

People with Certain Lifestyle Factors

There are certain lifestyle factors that will increase your risk for sleep apnea. They include:

– Obesity. People who are overweight are more at risk for Obstructive Sleep Apnea, a type of sleep apnea that occurs because excess tissue of the mouth and throat can relax during sleep and cause airways to become blocked.

– Smoking. People who make may be more at risk for sleep apnea, as the nicotine can cause relaxation among the muscles that keep your airways accessible.

– Alcohol. Alcohol and other sedatives such as sleeping medications can also relax the muscles in your airway.

Lifestyle factors are things that you can change. Take advantage of the power you have over your health and minimize your risk for sleep apnea by exercising, quit smoking if you’re a smoker, and decrease your alcohol intake.

What Can You Do?

Dentists are actually often the first people who detect there may be a problem with sleep apnea. It’s always best to be open with your physicians about what symptoms you’re experiencing. Your dentist can refer you to a specialist to confirm whether or not you have sleep apnea. If you do have sleep apnea, your dentist may be able to help you with some lifestyle changes or fit you with a dental appliance. A dental appliance can help reposition your jaw to help increase airflow and alleviate your sleep apnea.

Sleep apnea is a serious disorder that should not go undiagnosed—it can be life-threatening and damaging to your health. If you’re at risk or are experiencing symptoms, speak with your dentist or doctor today to get the treatment you need to stay healthy.

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Ask Questions!

First, you can ask your neighbors or any local friends and family what their experiences with the local dentists have been. They may be able to offer helpful experiences and point you in a direction. Next, after you’ve lined up some dentists to call, you’ll need to ask questions. These questions should revolve around the care the dentist provides. Do they fit in with your dental health plan? Is there a policy regarding missed appointments? How are emergencies handled outside of office hours? You’ll want a dentist who will gladly answer all your questions, and will hopefully have a colleague to refer you to in case he or she is unavailable in an emergency.

Special Needs

Does your family have any special needs regarding dentistry? Perhaps you have small children or special needs children who take a little more coaxing to let someone look in their mouth. Consider what your family needs when contacting a dentist to inquire about care, and inquire about the dentist’s experience. If you have unique financial needs, inquire about the expenses and if information is provided about payments and fees before the treatment begins. Consider the dentist’s ideas and approach on preventive dentistry rather than just treatment as well.

Take Note of the Office

When you pick a dentist and schedule that first trip, there are several things you should be on the lookout for in the office. The office should be clean and well organized—this includes paperwork (your personal information) as well as tools. The staff should be friendly and helpful; they should be ready to answer any questions you may have. Take note of the wait time and how informative the staff is during your wait. Is the dentist kind, friendly, and patient, or rushed and short with you? You want a dentist who will take time to address all your concerns and give you proper oral care while still maintaining proper cleanliness.

The Dentist

Besides the location of the office, you and your children’s needs, and your financial situation, the most important factor of your dental care will most likely be your dentist. Being able to be open with the dentist about your concerns and being able to understand the dentist when he or she explains treatment options or preventive measures to you is essential. Finding a dentist that you and your family can connect with is important, but your dentist should be experienced and knowledgeable as well.

Your dentist will be an important figure in your life and your family’s life. Choosing wisely is important, as is asking the right questions and considering all your needs. Finding the perfect family dentist involves finding a knowledgeable, experienced dentist with a clean and professional practice that will provide your family with great dental care for years to come.

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Teeth whitening procedures are effective at removing stains that are caused by food and beverages like coffee or wine, and stains that are caused by smoking. Our teeth get darker naturally as we get older, and older patients can often get good results from teeth whitening too. The most problematic stains are the ones that are caused by internal factors and stain the teeth’s inner layer, the dentin, because these do not respond well to whitening products. The exterior layer of our teeth, the enamel, is translucent, which means that light passes through it. The dentin and any stains on it can be seen through the enamel and appear to be on the surface. Removing stains that are actually on the enamel, like food stains, is easy with bleaching products, but these products cannot get through to the dentin to remove intrinsic stains. When you have intrinsic discoloration or stains, whitening your teeth may require bonding or veneers to replace or conceal the discolored portion of the teeth.

Intrinsic tooth discoloration is often caused by things that may have happened to you as a child or even before you were born. Some causes of intrinsic tooth discoloration include excessive exposure to fluoride in childhood, taking antibiotics before you were about 8 years old and antibiotic use by your mother when she was pregnant. Intrinsic discoloration can also be called by trauma or injury to the tooth, especially if there was internal bleeding.

If you have stubborn stains or dark spots on your teeth that do not improve with teeth whitening procedures, they may be intrinsic. You can discuss whitening options with the dentist. Sometimes a combination of teeth whitening and cosmetic procedures like veneers or bonding can result in a completely white and beautiful smile.

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