By now, you’re very familiar with the basic building blocks of your braces. Brackets, wires, and ligatures are no mystery to you. But suddenly, you’re hearing a brand new term—“power chains.” What exactly are these power chains, and why does your orthodontist think you need them? Let’s see how power chains are *linked* to your…
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Our team at Dermody Pediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics hears this question a lot. According to our friends at the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD), pediatric dentistry is “an age-defined specialty that provides both primary and comprehensive preventive and therapeutic oral healthcare for infants and children through adolescence, including those with special healthcare needs.” Pediatric…
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Can you believe it’s already June? Today, Dr. Rachelle Dermody and Dr. Chris Dermody and our team at Dermody Pediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics thought we’d let you know that June is National Smile Month, so it’s a good time to remind all our young patients to practice proper oral hygiene between their visits to our…
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Grind, grind, grind… if your little one happens to be a teeth grinder, you may be familiar with this unpleasant sound. Teeth grinding, or what Dr. Rachelle Dermody and Dr. Chris Dermody and our team at Dermody Pediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics also call bruxism, is common in children. In fact, three out of ten kids…
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