Archives : February 2012
Financing and orthodontic insurance
Cost of orthodontic treatment and payment modalities The cost of an orthodontic treatment depends on many factors, the main ones being the complexity of the case, the patient’s age, the anticipated treatment duration and the type of appliances used to make the corrections. At your first consultation visit, you will have an evaluation of the […]
Lire la suite »FAQs – Frequently Asked Questions in orthodontics
You have a question? We have an answer! In this section, we attempt to answer some questions that we get asked frequently. You would like to know more about an orthodontic topic? Tell us what you would like to find on this website. If possible, new information will be added to answer your requests. You […]
Lire la suite »Damon® braces and self-ligating brackets
Orthodontic appliances Today, there are numerous orthodontic products and techniques. Fixed orthodontic appliances, commonly called “braces”, are still considered to be the reference and remain the most efficient and versatile corrective orthodontic appliances. They can be used to treat practically any type of malocclusion from the simplest of cases to the most complex ones. There […]
Lire la suite »Adult orthodontics
Why not invest in yourself and enjoy a more beautiful smile for years to come? Orthodontics is possible at any age. Today, over 25% of orthodontic patients are adults. The advent of cosmetic braces that are less bulky, Invisalign® clear aligners and the new generation of lingual “invisible” iBraces® make treatment more accessible than ever. […]
Lire la suite »Space management in the developing dentition and dental arches
In orthodontics, preserving the space available in the dental arches for the eruption of the permanent teeth is essential during the development of the dentition in order to minimize eruption problems and ensure that teeth erupt in the best possible position. The space available in the dental arches is affected by the difference in width […]
Lire la suite »Prevention in orthodontics
The American (AAO) and Canadian ( CAO) Associations of Orthodontists recommend that children have their first orthodontic evaluation or screening no later than age 7. At that age: it is the ideal age to evaluate children’s dentition; some of the permanent teeth have already erupted but there are still many temporary teeth in the mouth. […]
Lire la suite »How teeth move
Bone surrounding teeth can be stimulated and induced into remodeling itself. When a light force is applied against a tooth to move it in a given direction, bone will resorb in the direction that the tooth is moved and new bone will be deposited on the opposite side where the tooth comes from. It takes […]
Lire la suite »Wisdom teeth – Myths and realities
Should they be removed? When and why? Wisdom teeth or third molars are the teeth furthest away in the dental arches and they are usually the last ones to erupt… if they ever come out! For their eruption to occur normally, there must be sufficient growth at the back of the jaws to accommodate these […]
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