Dr. Carr Orthodontics Blog
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Blog and news for your choice for the best Orthodontist Ogden Utah has - Dr. Carr Orthodontics serving Roy, Ogden and the surrounding areas. They are dedicated to helping you achieve a beautiful, straight smile!
Dr. Carr Orthodontics Blog
2y ago
Making the decision to move forward with orthodontic treatment in Roy takes a major commitment, so the team here at Dr. Carr Orthodontics wants to make sure you have all the information you need before choosing the right treatment option for you. Unfortunately, many myths about orthodontics have developed over the years, making it difficult to know the true facts about treatment. To help set the...
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Dr. Carr Orthodontics Blog
2y ago
How to Relieve Discomfort From Braces Getting braces is a big step towards achieving the new, beautiful smile you’ve been looking forward to! As an experienced orthodontic office in Roy, UT, our team at Dr. Carr Orthodontics understands that the process of getting braces comes with a lot of questions and first-time experiences. With that in mind, we’re here to help throughout your entire smile...
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Dr. Carr Orthodontics Blog
2y ago
How you look often plays a big role in determining how you feel about yourself. If you deal with a crooked, crowded, or misaligned smile, it can often hamper the type of success you want on a personal and professional level. For kids, wearing metal braces can further contribute to feeling stressed out and uncomfortable when in school, especially when starting a new grade. Fortunately, at Dr.
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Dr. Carr Orthodontics Blog
4y ago
When the time comes for you to get braces in Roy, UT, don’t be surprised by the number of questions you’ll have for our team at Dr. Carr Orthodontics. Getting braces can be an exciting time, but it can also cause anxiety and uncertainty if you don’t know what to expect. Having your braces put on is only the first step in a long adventure that will eventually lead to enjoying a great-looking smile...
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Dr. Carr Orthodontics Blog
5y ago
How you look often plays a big role in determining how you feel about yourself. If you deal with a crooked, crowded, or misaligned smile, it can often hamper the type of success you want on a personal and professional level. For kids, wearing metal braces can further contribute to feeling stressed out and uncomfortable when in school, especially when starting a new grade. Fortunately, at Dr. Carr Orthodontics, we offer our patients a variety of options when selecting the right orthodontic treatment for them, including such revolutionary advances as Damon braces.
What are Damon Braces?
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Dr. Carr Orthodontics Blog
5y ago
At Dr. Carr Orthodontics, we know that for a lot of our patients after school athletics like soccer, football, softball and cheerleading play a big role in their daily lives. While these types of extracurricular activities offer a number of wonderful benefits, they can also pose a risk to kids’ oral health, especially those who wear braces.
Patients who wear braces need to take special precautions when it comes to their oral health. To ensure their orthodontic treatment finishes successfully and on time, every one of Dr. Carr’s patients need to brush and floss daily to ensure their oral health ..read more
Dr. Carr Orthodontics Blog
5y ago
Whether you’re a teen with braces or an adult undergoing treatment, having to deal with broken brackets is one of the most common and inconvenient obstacles our patients must face while wearing their orthodontic appliance. While resilient, the brackets and wires that hold your braces in place can break for a variety of different reasons, including:
Eating foods that are too hard or by placing too great a strain on your braces
An injury to the mouth, such as what could happen while playing sports
Brushing using the wrong technique or with too much force
Picking at your braces with a toothpick o ..read more
Dr. Carr Orthodontics Blog
5y ago
As we begin to wave goodbye to 2017 in order to say hello to 2018, it’s time to start planning those New Year’s resolutions. As a provider of orthodontics for kids in Roy, our team at Dr. Carr Orthodontics has a few suggestions on resolutions our patients can make help ensure a healthier, better looking smile for 2018 and beyond. With that in mind, here are a few resolutions that make a big difference of your oral health.
Resolve to Practice Quality Oral Hygiene Every Day
While this particular resolution is an important one regardless of whether you wear braces, those undergoing orthodontic tr ..read more
Dr. Carr Orthodontics Blog
5y ago
Halloween is one of the most exciting times of year for little ghouls and goblins eagerly looking to enjoy the spoils from their night of trick or treating. However, the hard and sticky candies that many household hand out on Halloween can be problematic for kids who wear braces. Does that mean patients of your orthodontist in Ogden must skip out on this year’s fun?
While Dr. Carr recommends that all kids enjoy Halloween candy in moderation – giving away or participating in a candy buyback program whatever is left over the next day – even kids that wear braces can enjoy in some holiday treats ..read more
Dr. Carr Orthodontics Blog
5y ago
If you’ve ever considered getting braces in Riverdale but don’t know where to start, our team at Dr. Carr Orthodontics have the answers you need.
Braces are an incredible common orthodontic procedure used to straighten teeth for patients who suffer from a variety of oral health problems that range from crooked, crowded, or misaligned teeth to jaw and bite problems. Orthodontic treatment can help to dramatically improve the appearance and function of the smiles of patients of all ages.
If the state of your smile has caused you any embarrassment or you need relief from painful chewing or eating ..read more