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Flossing Braces with Superfloss (Poor Hygiene)

Flossing your teeth with braces on can be challenging. This video offers a few tips on how to keep your teeth clean and healthy using Superfloss w...

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  Lower Jaw (Mandibular) Skeletal Asymmetry

  Just like one leg may be slightly longer than the other or one foot slightly larger than the other, one side of the lower jaw may grow more or less...

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  Correcting Posterior Crossbite Using Rubber Bands

  Posterior (rear) crossbites are quite common and can be fixed using a palatal expander if caught before the onset of puberty (usually around age 10...

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  Correcting Midline Discrepencies Using Rubber Bands

  When the midlines of the upper and lower teeth don't line up together we can often use a rubber band worn across the front of the teeth to correct ...

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  Correcting Posterior Open Bites Using Triangle Rubber Bands

  To help bring the bite together we'll often use rubber bands in a triangle configuration to close an places the bite is open. This only works howe...

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  Correcting Posterior Buccal Crossbites (Brodie Bites) Using Rubber Bands

  When the upper jaw and teeth are too wide or the lower jaw and teeth are too narrow a posterior buccal (cheek-side) crossbite can result. The type...

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  Correcting Dental Asymmetries Using Rubber Bands

  Sometimes bite discrepencies or asymmetries can be fixed by using rubber bands working in opposite directions to rotate the teeth into their ideal ...

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  Open Bite Correction Using Rubber Bands

  Some open bites can be corrected using rubber bands in conjunction with your Damon braces. This only works though if you actually wear the rubber ...

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How Braces Are Put On Teeth

This video illustrates how we put your braces on. Note that the braces used in the video are not the cutting-edge Damon braces we use but are inst...

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  Decalcification (White Spots) After Braces

  Failure to keep your teeth clean while your braces are on can lead to decalcification (white spots) occuring around the edge of your brackets. Dec...

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  Correcting Deep Bites Using Damon Braces, Turbos, & Light Rubber Bands

  In the past teeth displaying deep bites and severe crowding required painful and smile destroying intrusion arches and premolar extractions to corr...

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  Brushing Braces with Proxabrush (Good Hygiene)

  Brushing your teeth with braces on can be challenging. This video offers a few tips on how to keep your teeth clean and healthy using a proxabrush...

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  Brushing Braces with Proxabrush (Poor Hygiene)

  Brushing your teeth with braces on can be challenging. This video offers a few tips on how to keep your teeth clean and healthy using a proxabrush...

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  Brushing with Braces (Poor Hygiene)

  Brushing your teeth with braces on can be challenging. This video offers a few tips on how to keep your teeth clean and healthy while your braces ...

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  Broken Brackets (Loose Braces)

  Certain foods, candy, and habits (e.g., chewing on pens) can cause one or more of your brackets to come loose from the tooth. If this happens the ...

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  Bite Turbo Appliance with Braces

  Bite turbos are used in conjunction with braces to correct deep bites and speed up treatment by reducing bite forces. Bite turbos can also be place...

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Tooth Separators

Separators are used to make space in front of and sometimes behind teeth that will be fit with orthodontic bands. Separators are temporary and are...

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  Maxillary Protraction Appliance (MPA)

  When the upper jaw is too far back a maxillary protraction appliance, also known as reverse-pull headgear, can be used to bring the jaw forward.

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  Brushing with Braces

  Brushing with braces can be challenging but with the proper technique you can keep your teeth healthy during treatment.

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  Lateral Incisor Build-Ups

  Lateral incisors often fail to fully develop and instead appear smaller than the adjacent teeth. These teeth can be built-up to their ideal size u...

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  Open Bite

  When the front teeth don't overlap each other it causes the back teeth to wear down more quickly.

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  Overbite Correction Using Rubber Bands & Braces

  Rubber bands (elastics) can be used with braces to correct cases of mild to moderate overbites without the need for surgery.

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  Pendulum Appliance

  The pendulum appliance can be used to move the upper molars backward in an effort to correct the bite and make room for the front teeth.

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  Why Choose Molen Orthodontics ?!

  Aren't all orthodontists the same? Why should I choose Molen Orthodontics? See what others have to say.

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Damon Braces (In Depth)

This video takes a more in depth look at what makes Damon Braces different from traditional braces.

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  Damon Braces (Overview)

  This short video highlights what makes Damon Braces different from traditional braces.

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  Wisdom Teeth

  Wisdom teeth can frequently become impacted or stuck behind the teeth. The current research is unclear on whether this can lead to a return of cro...

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  Narrow Upper Arch

  The upper teeth can often be narrow or constricted. This can cause teeth to become crowded and is not as pleasing as a broad smile. An upper expa...

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  Narrow Lower Arch

  The lower teeth can often be narrow or constricted. This can cause teeth to become crowded and is not as pleasing as a broad smile. A lower expan...

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  TMJ Anterior Disc Displacement

  TMJ or TMD pain can be caused when the disc separating the heads of the lower jaw from the skull slip too far forward.

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  Complete Dental Retraction Using Mini-Screws

  In certain cases the entire upper dental complex can be moved backward using mini-screws as anchor points within the jaw bone.

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  Posterior Protraction Using Mini-Screw

  The need for dental implants can sometimes be avoided by using mini-screws to protract or move the lower molars forward into the open space.

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Molar Intrusion Using Mini-Screw

Mini-screws can be used to intrude or move teeth back up toward the gums in cases where they've come down too far.

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  Anterior Retraction Using Mini-Screw

  Mini-Screws can be used as anchor points in the jaw bone from which the front teeth can be moved backwards without causing the back teeth to move f...

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